Meaning
to dismiss, remove
- To officially remove someone from a public office, rank, or position of authority
In a sentence
Il consiglio ha deciso di destituire il presidente dalla sua carica.
The council decided to remove the president from his post.
L'ufficiale fu destituito per aver violato gli ordini impartiti.
The officer was dismissed for violating the orders given.
Chi ha l'autorità legale di destituire un magistrato in questo caso?
Who has the legal authority to remove a magistrate in this case?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| destituire | infinitive |
| destituisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| destituisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| destituisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| destituiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| destituite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| destituiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| destituivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| destituivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| destituiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| destituivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| destituivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| destituivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| destituii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| destituisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| destituì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| destituimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| destituiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| destituirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| destituirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| destituirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| destituirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| destituiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| destituirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| destituiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| destituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| destituisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Formal: primarily used in political, military, legal, and administrative contexts.
- Takes the suffix -isc- in the present tense: 'destituisco', 'destituisce'.