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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