pretestazione

Italian

Etymology

From pretestare (“to employ as a pretext”) +‎ -zione (“-tion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pre.te.statˈt͡sjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: pre‧te‧sta‧zió‧ne

Noun

pretestazione f (plural pretestazioni)

1. (forensics) the attribution of a pathology to a false cause

Related terms

• pretestare
• pretesto
• pretestuoso