Meaning
bond, tie
- encumbrance (legal)
- constraint (scientific)
In a sentence
Tra noi c'è ancora un forte vincolo.
There is still a strong bond between us.
La casa ha un vincolo legale, lo sapevi?
The house has a legal encumbrance, did you know?
Questo vincolo ha cambiato tutto nel test.
This constraint changed everything in the test.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| vincolo | masculine · singular |
| vincoli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- More formal and technical than legame or limite; common in law, bureaucracy, engineering, and academic writing.
- For legal/property contexts, prefer vincolo over generic limite: vincolo urbanistico, vincolo paesaggistico are fixed official terms.
- Often used with prepositions: vincolo di bilancio, vincolo contrattuale, porre/imporre un vincolo su something.