Usage Note
Unilateralmente describes an action taken by one party alone, without the consent or participation of the other side. It is common in legal, diplomatic, and political discourse: recedere unilateralmente da un contratto (to withdraw unilaterally from a contract). The base adjective unilaterale has stress on the penultimate syllable -RAH-, preserved in the adverb.
Examples
"Il governo ha deciso unilateralmente di sospendere l'accordo."
Natural Translation
The government decided unilaterally to suspend the agreement.

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