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.

Related terms

• diffidare
• diffidato
• diffidente
• diffidenza

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