What does «coartar» mean in Spanish?
- To limit, restrict, not to grant entirely something. It is used especially of immaterial things such as freedom, will, opinion, a right, etc.
Examples of use in Spanish: "coartar la libertad".
"coartar la jurisdicción".
"coartar el derecho a huelga".
"nos quieren coartar la voz".
- To intimidate; to place limits on someone's freedom of action.
Examples of use in Spanish: "su comportamiento violento me coarta".
"coartar con insinuaciones".
"coartar la independencia judicial".