unilateralmente

unilaterally

adverb oo-nee-lah-teh-RAL-men-teh Rare

Usage Note

Unilateralmente describes an action taken by one party alone, without the consent or participation of the other side. It is common in legal, diplomatic, and political discourse: recedere unilateralmente da un contratto (to withdraw unilaterally from a contract). The base adjective unilaterale has stress on the penultimate syllable -RAH-, preserved in the adverb.

Examples

"Il governo ha deciso unilateralmente di sospendere l'accordo."

Natural Translation

The government decided unilaterally to suspend the agreement.

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