🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

rimpatriare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /rim.paˈtrja.re/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Patriate/ˈpeɪ.tri.eɪt/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il governo ha deciso di rimpatriare i poteri costituzionali."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To legislate for the transfer of a colonial or dependent country's constitution from the mother country to its own jurisdiction.

    "Canada moved to patriate its constitution in 1982 to ensure complete legislative independence from the British Parliament."
  2. 2

    To restore or bring a person back to their native country or citizenship rights.

    "The government sought to patriate citizens who had lived abroad for generations under special legal provisions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined as a back-formation from repatriation, derived from Latin patria meaning 'fatherland' (from pater 'father'). It gained prominent usage in constitutional law during the late 20th century, specifically relating to the transfer of a country's constitution from the authority of its former colonial ruler to its own domestic parliament.

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