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rinvio

postponement

noun reen-VEE-oh Less Common

Also means

referral

Usage Note

Rinvio comes from rinviare ('to send back / to postpone') and is used in legal, parliamentary, and general administrative language for a deferral or postponement (rinvio a giudizio = 'referral to trial'). In everyday speech posticipo or rimando may be preferred for a simple delay. Plural: rinvii.

Examples

"Il processo ha subito un altro rinvio."

Natural Translation

The trial suffered another postponement.

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