prevaricazione

Italian

Etymology

From Latin praevāricātiōnem (“violation of duty”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pre.va.ri.katˈt͡sjo.ne/
Rhymes: -one
Hyphenation: pre‧va‧ri‧ca‧zió‧ne

Noun

prevaricazione f (plural prevaricazioni)

abuse of power

Usage notes

This is a false friend - the word for prevarication is tergiversazione.

Related terms

prevaricare

Further reading

prevaricazione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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