Usage Note
Fondatezza is an abstract noun denoting the quality of being well-founded or justified — la fondatezza di un'accusa (the validity of an accusation), verificare la fondatezza di una tesi (to verify the soundness of a thesis). It is exclusively used in formal, legal, and academic writing. The antonym is infondatezza (groundlessness).
Examples
"Il giudice ha verificato la fondatezza dell'accusa."
Natural Translation
The judge verified the soundness of the accusation.
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