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Definition of Arbitrariness
1. Noun. The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment. "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
Generic synonyms: Irresponsibility, Irresponsibleness
Derivative terms: Arbitrary, Capricious, Flighty, Whimsical, Whimsical
Definition of Arbitrariness
1. n. The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny.
Definition of Arbitrariness
1. Noun. The quality or state of being arbitrary. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arbitrariness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Arbitrariness
Literary usage of Arbitrariness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Turkey: Violations of Free Expression in Turkey by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Christopher Panico (1999)
"This arbitrariness reflects the general political atmosphere during any given
period. ... But in many ways the arbitrariness is worse. ..."
2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1906)
"The right to exercise reprisals carries with ifc great danger of arbitrariness,
for either the alleged facts which make belligerents resort to reprisals are ..."
3. In Darkest Africa, Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... arbitrariness of the modem map-maker,!—Map of Constable, Edinburgh—What Hugh
Murray says in his book published in 1818—A fine dissertation on the Nile ..."
4. Coal Mining in Arkansas by Alvin Arthur Steel (1910)
"arbitrariness of the Union. In relation to the operators, the great mistake of
the Union is its arbitrariness. The fact that no member of the Union except ..."
5. Turkistan: Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja by Eugene Schuyler (1876)
"... Russian rule— arbitrariness of officials—Influence of bad natives—Corruption
and venality —Corrupt officials unpunished—Consequent discontent—Evidences ..."
6. The Empire of the Tsars and the Russians by Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu (1893)
"... of One Commune—" Soulless " Families ; Strong, " Half-Power," Weak Families —The
Mir as a Providence—arbitrariness and Injustice—Usury—The Vampires or ..."
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