Roman salute

English

Etymology

Calque of Italian saluto romano.

Noun

Roman salute (plural Roman salutes)

  1. A gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements.
    • 2024 January 19, Barbie Latza Nadeau, “Fascist salute legal at rallies unless it threatens public order, says Italy’s high court”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “The decision of the cassation court establishes that the Roman salute is not a crime unless there is a concrete danger of the reconstruction of the fascist party, as provided by Article 5 of the Scelba law, or there are concrete aims of racial discrimination and violence, as provided by the Mancino law,” a lawyer for two of the defendants Domenico Di Tullio told CNN.

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