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arbitrary

[ ahr-bi-trer-ee ]

adjective

  1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion:

    an arbitrary decision.

  2. decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
  3. having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical:

    an arbitrary government.

  4. based on whim or personal preference, without reason or pattern; random:

    This is an unusual encyclopedia, arranged by topics in a more or less arbitrary order.

  5. Mathematics. undetermined; not assigned a specific value:

    an arbitrary constant.



noun

plural arbitraries.
  1. arbitraries, Printing. (in Britain) peculiar ( def 9 ).

arbitrary

/ 藞蓱藧产瑟迟谤蓹谤瑟 /

adjective

  1. founded on or subject to personal whims, prejudices, etc; capricious
  2. having only relative application or relevance; not absolute
  3. (of a government, ruler, etc) despotic or dictatorial
  4. maths not representing any specific value

    an arbitrary constant

  5. law (esp of a penalty or punishment) not laid down by statute; within the court's discretion
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞补谤产颈迟谤补谤颈濒测, adverb
  • 藞补谤产颈迟谤补谤颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补谤路产颈路迟谤补谤路颈路濒测 [ahr-bi-, trair, -, uh, -lee] adverb
  • 补谤路产颈路迟谤补谤路颈路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路补谤路产颈路迟谤补谤路测 adjective
  • 耻苍路补谤路产颈路迟谤补谤路测 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of arbitrary1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English, from Latin 补谤产颈迟谤腻谤颈耻蝉 鈥渦ncertain鈥 (i.e., depending on an arbiter's decision); arbiter, -ary
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of arbitrary1

C15: from Latin 补谤产颈迟谤腻谤颈耻蝉 arranged through arbitration, uncertain
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Even the country鈥檚 closest democratic allies and largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, faced ridicule, seemingly arbitrary import tax rates, and threats of territorial ambition.

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Joun quickly issued a temporary restraining order blocking the cuts as 鈥渁rbitrary and capricious,鈥 a victory for the states.

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These stark disparities are signs of arbitrary action, not rational policymaking.

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On Thursday, Rusch called the commission鈥檚 demands part of an 鈥渁rbitrary permitting process,鈥 and said the company had worked with Coastal Commission staff for months in attempt to address their concerns.

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Bonta called the action 鈥渁rbitrary and capricious鈥 and therefore illegal under federal law.

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