pentito

/ Italian (penˈtiːto) /

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noun plural -ti (-tiː)

-ti (-tɪ) a person involved in organized crime who offers information to the police in return for immunity from prosecution

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Word Origin for pentito

literally: penitent

Words nearby pentito

Penthesileia, Pentheus, penthouse, Penticton, pentimento, pentito, Pentland Firth, pentlandite, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbitone

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