Usage Note
Debitamente derives from dovuto (due, owed) and conveys that something was done in the correct, required manner. It is formal and appears often in legal, administrative, and bureaucratic writing: debitamente firmato means 'duly signed.' In everyday speech Italians prefer come si deve or correttamente.
Examples
"Il modulo deve essere debitamente compilato."
Natural Translation
The form must be duly filled out.
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