affidamento

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) trust, confidence
 * 2) reliability, dependability, trustworthiness
 * 3)  a bank's granting of a credit line to a customer
 * 4)  custody
 * 1)  custody

Usage notes

 * Sense 4 is often used in the following constructions:
 * affidamento di un minore: the custodial assignment of a minor child to a trusted person
 * affidamento congiunto: joint custody
 * affidamento condiviso: joint custody, but with some legal limitations or an agreement between the parents
 * affidamento intrafamiliare: the custodial assignment of a minor child to a family member other than a parent
 * affidamento in prova al servizio sociale (probation in social service): the assignment of a juvenile delinquent to a rehabilitation program (similar to probation) alternative to detention, in the case of a sentence of less than three years Wp