liberatorio

liberating; releasing (legal)

adjective lee-beh-rah-TOH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'liberatorius', from 'liberare' (to free)

Usage Note

Liberatorio is principally a legal and financial adjective — pagamento liberatorio ('payment that extinguishes a debt / discharge of obligation') and quietanza liberatoria ('full and final discharge receipt') are the standard fixed phrases. Outside these legal contexts it is rare; in everyday speech, liberante or che libera would be used. The feminine is liberatoria, which is also used as a noun meaning a formal release or waiver document.

Examples

"Il pagamento ha effetto liberatorio nei confronti del creditore."

Natural Translation

The payment has a discharging effect with respect to the creditor.

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