riscatto
See also: riscattò
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom riscattare.
Noun
editriscatto m (plural riscatti)
- redemption
- liberation pegged to the payment of a ransom
- (by extension) a ransom (money paid)
- (by extension) liberation achieved only after a religious or political sacrifice
- (law, by extension) liberation from a legal obligation, especially an institution in which a debtor can rid himself of an obligation by paying a sum of money
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editriscatto