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law of unintended consequences

law of unintended consequences noun: an adage which proposes that every act has unintended consequences.

Noun

the law of unintended consequences

  1. (singular, singular-only) An adage which proposes that every act has unintended consequences.

Questions about law of unintended consequences

What does law of unintended consequences mean?
Law of unintended consequences means an adage which proposes that every act has unintended consequences.
What part of speech is law of unintended consequences?
Law of unintended consequences is a noun.

Words near law of unintended consequences in the dictionary

  1. law of the land
  2. Law of the Medes and Persians
  3. law of the Medes and the Persians
  4. law of the sea
  5. law of the tongue
  6. law of unintended consequences
  7. law of volumes
  8. law of war
  9. law report
  10. law reporter
  11. law reporters

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