velvoittaa.
to obligate, oblige, compel [with illative ‘to’; or with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] (constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means)
Meaning & usage
to obligate, oblige, compel [with illative ‘to’; or with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] (constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means)
velvoittaa korvaamaan oikeudenkäyntikulut
Where this word comes from
velka + -oittaa. The -v- is a weak grade of -k- which would not be used here in Standard Finnish; thus it is either an archaism or a dialectal feature (compare velvollinen). Doublet of veloittaa.
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