Also means
injury
Usage Note
Ferimento is the act or event of wounding someone, distinct from ferita (wound, the injury itself). It is a formal-register noun found mainly in news reports and legal language: il ferimento di tre agenti = 'the wounding of three officers'. The verb is ferire (to wound).
Examples
"Il ferimento del poliziotto ha scioccato la città."
Natural Translation
The wounding of the police officer shocked the city.
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