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fedina

criminal record (certificate)

noun feh-DEE-nah Rare
People & Society Law

Also means

sideburn (small tuft of hair)

Usage Note

Fedina most commonly appears in the phrase fedina penale — the official document certifying whether someone has a criminal record. A clean record is fedina penale pulita. In an older or regional usage it also means a small sideburn. The two senses are entirely unrelated in modern usage.

Examples

"Per quel lavoro serve la fedina penale pulita."

Natural Translation

For that job a clean criminal record is required.

Literal Translation

For that job serves the criminal-record clean.

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