the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner
scherno
a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding
nido
the money, estate, or goods brought by a bride or her family to her husband or his family on their marriage
dote
the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will
intestato
the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building
furto
a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person
autarchia
the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic
stranezza
a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization
oligarchia
a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity
fideicommissario
a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices
funzionario
the act of being artfully dishonest to deceive people or achieve something
frode
(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation
prosodia
a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold
caseificio
a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea
promontorio