considerando

recital

noun kohn-see-deh-RAHN-doh Rare

Origin: From the Latin gerund considerando (considering), used as a fixed term in legal drafting.

Also means

whereas clause

Usage Note

Considerando (plural i consideranda or i considerando) is a legal drafting term for the numbered 'whereas' clauses that precede the operative articles of a regulation, directive, or resolution — especially in EU law. It is the gerund of considerare frozen into a noun. Outside legal contexts, using it as a noun would be unintelligible to most speakers.

Examples

"Il considerando 12 del regolamento spiega la ratio della norma."

Natural Translation

Recital 12 of the regulation explains the rationale of the rule.

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