This is the 9407th most frequent Catalan word.
incoació
The beginning or initiation of a process or procedure.
The word 'incoació' refers to the act of starting or initiating a legal or formal process, which is its literal meaning.
La incoació del procediment legal va ser aprovada ahir.
The initiation of the legal procedure was approved yesterday.
Here, 'incoació' metaphorically denotes the beginning or opening phase of a formal or structured gathering.
Durant la incoació de la reunió, es van establir els temes principals.
During the initiation of the meeting, the main topics were established.
In this usage, 'incoació' highlights the procedural and technical aspects of starting a legal case.