Definition of arbitrary

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Arbitrary (a.) Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power..

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Affeer :: Affeer (v. t.) To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum..
Autocratical :: Autocratical (a.) Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
Benevolence :: Benevolence (n.) A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity..
Will :: Will (v.) Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine..
Masterful :: Masterful (a.) Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary.
Inconsequent :: Inconsequent (a.) Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.
Determinate :: Determinate (a.) Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite.
Domination :: Domination (n.) The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway..
Arbitrary :: Arbitrary (a.) Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power..
Masterly :: Masterly (a.) Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.
Arbitrary :: Arbitrary (a.) Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment..
Contribution :: Contribution (n.) An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved on the people of a town or country.
Govern :: Govern (v. t.) To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority..
Bureaucrat :: Bureaucrat (n.) An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine.
Tailzie :: Tailzie (n.) An entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted..
Arbitrary :: Arbitrary (a.) Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.
Epoch :: Epoch (n.) An arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly body, at any other date, are given; as, the epoch of Mars; lunar elements for the epoch March 1st, 1860..
Absolutism :: Absolutism (n.) The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.
Tyrannize :: Tyrannize (v. i.) To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices..
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