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51Absence of Choice — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Absence of Choice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 no choice no choice Hobson s choice Sgm: N 1 first come first served first come first served random selection Sgm: N 1 necessity necessity &c. 601 Sgm: N 1 not a pin to… …
52Illegality — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence or violation of law. < N PARAG:Illegality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 lawlessness lawlessness Sgm: N 1 illicitness illicitness Sgm: N 1 breach of law breach of law violation of law Sgm: N 1 disobedience disobedience …
53arbitrary — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)bɪtri, AM treri[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this. Arbitrary arrests and… …
54capriciousness — noun 1. the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • Syn: ↑unpredictability • Derivationally related forms: ↑capricious • Hypernyms: ↑inconstancy, ↑changefulness 2. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from …
55flightiness — 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 • Syn: ↑arbitrariness, ↑whimsicality, ↑whimsy, ↑whimsey, ↑capriciousness • Derivationally …
56whimsey — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑flightiness, ↑arbitrariness, ↑whimsicality, ↑whimsy, ↑capriciousness •… …
57whimsicality — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑flightiness, ↑arbitrariness, ↑whimsy, ↑whimsey, ↑capriciousness •… …
58ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… …
59MUHAMMAD ALI° — (1769–1849), ruler of egypt from 1805 to 1849. First coming to Egypt in 1799 with the Ottoman sultan s armies, Muhammad Ali quickly rose to power there and conquered the Sudan, palestine , and syria . He successfully subdued the mamluks ,… …
60arbitrary — adjective Date: 15th century 1. depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by law < the manner of punishment is arbitrary > 2. a. not restrained or limited in the exercise of power ; ruling by abso …
