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impugnazione

appeal

noun eem-poo-nyah-TSYOH-neh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: Latin impugnatio (an attack, a challenge)

Also means

challenge

Usage Note

Impugnazione is a legal term for the act of challenging or appealing a judicial decision — impugnazione di una sentenza (appeal against a judgment), impugnazione di un testamento (challenge of a will). It is the noun form of impugnare, which in this context means 'to contest' (distinct from impugnare meaning 'to grip a weapon'). Both senses share the same word, requiring context to distinguish them.

Examples

"L'avvocato ha depositato l'impugnazione della sentenza."

Natural Translation

The lawyer filed the appeal against the judgment.

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