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arbitrary and capricious

arbitrary and capricious adjective: describes the act of committing a deed according to one's whim or caprice, therefore implying in the actor a tendency to abuse the possession of power.

Adjective

arbitrary and capricious (not comparable)

  1. Describes the act of committing a deed according to one's whim or caprice, therefore implying in the actor a tendency to abuse the possession of power.

Questions about arbitrary and capricious

What does arbitrary and capricious mean?
Arbitrary and capricious means describes the act of committing a deed according to one's whim or caprice, therefore implying in the actor a tendency to abuse the possession of power.
What part of speech is arbitrary and capricious?
Arbitrary and capricious is an adjective.

Words near arbitrary and capricious in the dictionary

  1. arbitrariously
  2. arbitrariousness
  3. arbitrarities
  4. arbitrarity
  5. arbitrary
  6. arbitrary and capricious
  7. arbitrary law
  8. arbitrary laws
  9. arbitrary unit
  10. arbitrary units
  11. arbitrary-precision arithmetic

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