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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