What does delitto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word delitto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use delitto in Italian.

The word delitto in Italian means crime, felony, murder, homicide, sin, evil, break the law, murder weapon, crime of passion, scene of the crime, crime scene. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word delitto

crime, felony

sostantivo maschile (diritto: crimine, reato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per questo delitto è prevista la reclusione fino a tre anni oltre che un'ammenda.
This crime is punished with up to three years imprisonment and a fine.

murder, homicide

sostantivo maschile (informale (omicidio, assassinio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Secondo me questo è un delitto a sfondo passionale.
I think this is homicide is a crime of passion.

sin, evil

sostantivo maschile (figurato, ironico (peccato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho commesso un gravissimo delitto, ovvero ho mangiato un'intera barretta di cioccolato nonostante fossi a dieta.
I committed a terrible sin: I ate a whole bar of chocolate even though I'm on a diet.

break the law

verbo intransitivo (commettere delitti)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nonostante i quindici anni trascorsi in carcere, l'uomo ha ancora una spiccata propensione a delinquere.

murder weapon

crime of passion

sostantivo maschile (omicidio per motivi passionali)

scene of the crime, crime scene

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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