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Meanings of arbitrariness in inglés

catalán
arbitrareitat
español
arbitrariedad

The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment.

arbitrariedad
Usage of arbitrariness in inglés
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As always, it was the arbitrariness of it all that shocked most.
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
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Charles I., with characteristic arbitrariness, carried matters with a still higher hand.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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They could not afford to have the arbitrariness and madness of war exposed.
The myth of a christian religion: losing your religion for the b...
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We deplore this unhappy trait of the weather and deeply resent its arbitrariness.
A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees
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The arbitrariness and narrowness of this theory cannot well escape the reader's attention.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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He took up the cudgels for Henry VIII., whom we accused of arbitrariness.
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
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They express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.
Orthodoxy
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A wonderful lifelong actress, she understands the arbitrariness of success.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
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Thus human arbitrariness has driven divine necessity from scientific logic.
Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking
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There's an arbitrariness in the destructiveness that makes it unconvincing.
The Guardian
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There has undeniably been an element of arbitrariness to the Government's approach to the sector.
The Irish Times
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Stevenson sees these fluctuations as signs of possible arbitrariness on the part of the judges.
Reuters
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But these slogans don't alleviate the arbitrariness of who we befriend and who we slaughter.
The myth of a christian religion: losing your religion for the b...
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However, they have this week given a strong instance of' their arbitrariness and private resentments.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
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The arbitrariness of her nature was going to be scourged with scorpions by fate, it seemed.
Bella Donna: A Novel
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But the arbitrariness can be extended much further.
The myth of a christian nation: how the quest for political powe...
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