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legge

law

noun LEJ-jeh Common

Origin: Latin legem (law)

Usage Note

Legge is feminine — la legge, le leggi. It can refer to a specific enacted law (approvare una legge, to pass a law) or to law as an institution (rispettare la legge, to respect the law). Be careful not to confuse legge (law) with the third-person singular of leggere (to read): lui legge un libro (he reads a book) — same spelling, different stress and context.

Examples

"La legge è uguale per tutti."

Natural Translation

The law is equal for everyone.

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