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irregolarità

irregularity

noun eer-reh-goh-lah-ree-TAH Rare

Also means

anomaly

Usage Note

Irregolarità is invariable — le irregolarità takes no additional plural ending because words ending in -tà are invariable in Italian (la cittàle città, la libertàle libertà). It is used in administrative, legal, and sporting contexts to flag a breach of rules or an anomaly.

Examples

"Sono state riscontrate alcune irregolarità nel contratto."

Natural Translation

Some irregularities were found in the contract.

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