dichiarante

Dichiarante is an Italian noun that designates a person who makes a declaration, statement, or affidavit. The term derives from the verb dichiarare (to declare) and uses the agent suffix -ante, forming a word akin to “declarant.” It is primarily employed in legal and administrative contexts.

In Italian law and public administration, the dichiarante is the subject who provides facts or information to authorities, notaries, or other official bodies. The declarations they make can concern personal data, residency, income, or other facts required for administrative procedures. In many procedures, the accuracy and truthfulness of the dichariante’s statements are essential, and false declarations can carry legal consequences under applicable criminal or civil liability statutes.

The role of the dichiarante can appear in documents such as declarations substitute of certification (dichiarazione sostitutiva di certificazione) or other statements presented to a notary or public office. In such cases, the dichiarante bears responsibility for the veracity of the information provided, and the document may be used to replace official certificates when permitted by law.

Linguistically, dichiarante is gendered, with masculine and feminine forms (il dichiarante / la dichiarante). It is closely related to other terms for participants in legal processes, such as testimone (witness) or denunciante (informant), though its focus is on the act of declaring rather than on testimony or reporting a crime.

See also: declarations under law, dichiarazione sostitutiva di certificazione, false declarations.