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abusivo

unauthorized, illegal

adjective ah-boo-ZEE-voh Rare

Also means

unlicensed

Usage Note

Abusivo describes something done without permission or legal authorization: costruzione abusiva (illegal building), venditore abusivo (unlicensed street vendor), occupazione abusiva (illegal occupation of property). As a noun, un abusivo means a squatter or an unlicensed operator. It agrees in gender and number: abusiva, abusivi, abusive.

Examples

"Hanno demolito la costruzione abusiva sul lungomare."

Natural Translation

They demolished the unauthorized building on the seafront.

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