Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.
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Alt. of Discretionary
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Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Disjunction; separation.
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Disjunction; separation.
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A will free from improper coercion or restraint.
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A will free from improper coercion or restraint.
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Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.
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