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coattivo

coercive

adjective koh-aht-TEE-voh Less Common

Origin: from Latin coactivus

Also means

compulsory

Usage Note

Coattivo is a formal, mostly legal term for something done by force or compulsion. You will meet it in bureaucratic phrases like riscossione coattiva ('enforced collection' of a debt or tax).

Examples

"Hanno avviato la riscossione coattiva."

Natural Translation

They started enforced collection.

Literal Translation

They-have started the collection coercive.

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