affidamento
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From affida(re) (“to entrust”) + -mento (“-ment”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
affidamento m (plural affidamenti)
- trust, confidence
- quella ragazza non mi da affidamento
- that girl doesn't give me any confidence
- reliability, dependability, trustworthiness
- (finance, banking) a bank's granting of a credit line to a customer
- (law) custody (of a child)
- Synonym: affido
Usage notes edit
- Sense 4 (custody) is often used in the following constructions:
- affidamento di un minore: the custodial assignment of a minor child to a trusted person
- affidamento congiunto: joint custody
- affidamento condiviso: joint custody, but with some legal limitations or an agreement between the parents
- affidamento intrafamiliare: the custodial assignment of a minor child to a family member other than a parent
- affidamento in prova al servizio sociale (probation in social service): the assignment of a juvenile delinquent to a rehabilitation program (similar to probation) alternative to detention, in the case of a sentence of less than three years Wp