formalizzati

Formalizzati is the plural form of the Italian adjective and past participle formalizzato, derived from the verb formalizzare. It designates something that has been made formal, official, or codified through a formal process. The word agrees with the noun it modifies: formalizzato (masc. sing.), formalizzata (fem. sing.), formalizzati (masc. plur.), formalizzate (fem. plur.).

In usage, formalizzati commonly appears in legal, administrative, and bureaucratic contexts to indicate that a decision, agreement, charge, or procedure has undergone the formal steps required by law or regulation. For example, a contract that has been properly documented can be described as un contratto formalizzato; in criminal procedure, l’imputazione è stata formalizzata indicates that formal charges have been recorded. Beyond law, the term is used in business, governance, and project management to mark that an arrangement or process has been formalized by documentation, approvals, or standard operating procedures.

In linguistics and philosophy of science, formalizzazione refers to the process of expressing propositions, rules, or theories within a formal system, and oggetti formalizzati can denote items rendered into a formal representation.

Etymology: formalizzato comes from formalizzare, which in turn derives from Latin formalis, meaning “of form.” Related terms include formalizzazione, formalista, and formalismo.

See also: formalizzazione, formalismo, formalizzazione linguistica, formalizzazione giuridica.