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recepire

to transpose into law

verb reh-cheh-PEE-reh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Latin recipere (to receive, take in), from re- + capere (to take).

Also means

to incorporate

Usage Note

Recepire is a bureaucratic and legal term meaning to formally adopt or implement a directive, norm, or regulation — typically an EU directive into national law: recepire una direttiva europea. It is rarely used in everyday speech; ricevere covers the ordinary sense of 'to receive.' Takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"L'Italia ha recepito la direttiva europea in tempi brevi."

Natural Translation

Italy transposed the European directive quickly.

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