incolomità

safety, incolumity

noun een-koh-loh-mee-TAH Rare

Origin: From Latin 'incolumitas', safety, soundness.

Usage Note

Incolumità (also spelled incolumità) is a formal or legal term denoting physical safety and freedom from harm — incolumità pubblica (public safety) and incolumità personale (personal safety) are standard legal phrases. Like all nouns ending in -tà, it is invariable in plural. It is rarely used in casual speech, where sicurezza is preferred.

Examples

"La polizia garantisce l'incolumità dei cittadini."

Natural Translation

The police guarantee the safety of citizens.

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