Also means
personal details
Usage Note
Generalità has two distinct senses: in the abstract it means 'the general nature of something' (la generalità del principio); in bureaucratic and legal Italian the plural le generalità specifically means a person's identifying particulars — full name, date and place of birth. An officer asking 'mi dica le sue generalità' is requesting your personal details. The word is invariable in the plural (ends in accented -tà).
Examples
"L'agente ha chiesto le generalità del testimone."
Natural Translation
The officer asked for the witness's personal details.
Literal Translation
The officer has asked the personal-details of-the witness.
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