diffida

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /difˈfi.da/
  • Rhymes: -ida
  • Hyphenation: dif‧fì‧da

Etymology 1

Deverbal from diffidare +‎ -a.

Noun

diffida f (plural diffide)

  1. notice, warning, cease and desist
    In termini generali una diffida (qualsiasi genere di diffida) è l'intimazione rivolta ad un soggetto di astenersi da un determinato comportamento.
    Generically speaking, a cease-and-desist (of any kind) is a letter of demand sent towards a person to order them to stop a given behaviour.
Usage notes

Although most generally an Italian diffida maps to a cease and desist, the diffida ad adempiere is, on the contrary, an injuction to remind the other party to obey a previously signed agreement lest legal punitive actions be taken due to the violation.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

diffida

  1. inflection of diffidare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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