Court Eviction in Ascoli: Officials Write to Prosecutor's Office
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The court in Ascoli, Italy, must leave its building. This is called an eviction.
Two people, Agostini and Monti, wrote a letter. They sent it to the Prosecutor General's Office. This office is a big legal group.
Agostini and Monti want the eviction to stop for now. This is called a suspension.
They also want to send the case to the Court of Cassation. This is the highest court in Italy.
They say the eviction will cause irreparable damage. This means harm that cannot be fixed.
The mayor of Ascoli is named Fioravanti. He says the eviction is unacceptable. This means it is very wrong.
Fioravanti is talking to an official named Albano. Albano is an undersecretary. This is an important government helper.
The mayor wants help to stop the eviction.
Vocabulary7 words
- eviction
- forcing people or a group to leave a building
- Prosecutor General's Office
- a high legal office that deals with important court matters
- suspension
- stopping something for a short time
- Court of Cassation
- the highest court; it checks if other courts made mistakes
- irreparable damage
- harm that cannot be repaired or fixed
- unacceptable
- not good; cannot be allowed
- undersecretary
- an important helper to a government minister
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1. Leave its building 2. Agostini and Monti 3. True
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The court in Ascoli, Italy, must leave its _____. This is called an eviction.
Two people, Agostini and Monti, wrote a _____. They sent it to the Prosecutor General's Office.
Agostini and Monti want the eviction to _____ for now.
They also want to send the case to the _____ of Cassation.
They say the eviction will cause irreparable _____.
The _____ of Ascoli is named Fioravanti.
Fioravanti says the eviction is _____.
Fioravanti is talking to an official named _____.

