arbitrariness
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For others, dog meat has served as a provocative thought exercise about the arbitrariness of the moral value humans assign to animals.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024
She particularly focuses on what she calls the "arbitrariness" and the damage it has caused.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2023
"Nothing can protect Belarusians from arbitrariness," says Pavel Sapelka.
From BBC • May 10, 2023
The numbers feel arbitrary in a way that drives home the arbitrariness of punishment in the first place.
From Slate • Feb. 7, 2023
The Court prohibited jurors from hearing “victim impact” statements because they were too inflammatory and introduced arbitrariness into the capital sentencing process.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Vocabulary lists containing arbitrariness
Just Mercy
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Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 1
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A Bend in the River
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