aggravato

aggravated

adjective ahg-grah-VAH-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin aggravatus, past participle of aggravare 'to make heavy'

Also means

worsened

Usage Note

Aggravato is used both as a legal term — furto aggravato ('aggravated theft') meaning a crime committed with a qualifying circumstance — and in general usage to mean worsened or intensified: la situazione si è aggravata ('the situation has worsened'). In the legal sense it often implies a harsher penalty.

Examples

"È accusato di rapina aggravata."

Natural Translation

He is accused of aggravated robbery.

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