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pertinenza

pertinence

noun per-tee-NEN-tsah Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: Latin pertinentia, from pertinere (to belong to)

Also means

appurtenance

Usage Note

Pertinenza has two main uses: in everyday Italian it means relevance or pertinence (fuori pertinenza, off-topic); in Italian property law it means an appurtenance — a secondary property accessory to a main one (e.g., a garage attached to an apartment). The legal sense is very common in real-estate contracts and tax documents.

Examples

"Il garage è considerato una pertinenza dell'appartamento."

Natural Translation

The garage is considered an appurtenance of the apartment.

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