fermo
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fermo
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Etymology 1 edit
From Latin firmus, from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).
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fermo (feminine ferma, masculine plural fermi, feminine plural ferme, superlative fermissimo)
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fermo m (plural fermi)
- act of stopping or halting
- (finance) stop-payment order (an action to cancel the validity of a credit instrument, such a cheque/check)
- (law) temporary detention
- fermo giudiziario ― judicial detention, remand (pre-trial detention of a suspect charged with a serious crime and thought to be a flight risk)
- latch, catch, stopper, shut-off (device for holding, restraining, or turning off)
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fermo
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- fermo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- fermo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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