turbativa

disturbance

noun toor-BAH-tee-vah Rare

Origin: From turbare (to disturb) + -iva, from Latin turbare (to throw into disorder)

Also means

disruption

Usage Note

Turbativa is primarily a legal term in Italian. The most common collocation is turbativa d'asta (bid rigging or disruption of a public auction), a criminal offence under the Italian Penal Code. More broadly it denotes any interference with the orderly conduct of a process. Outside legal contexts it is rare; everyday Italian uses disturbo or interferenza.

Examples

"L'imputato è accusato di turbativa d'asta."

Natural Translation

The defendant is accused of bid rigging.

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