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disrespect

Definition for disrespect

noun as in disregard, rudeness toward someone

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“President Biden’s decision to commute the death sentences of these monsters showed abhorrent disregard for our justice system and total disrespect for victims’ families already suffering through immense loss,” Bondi said in September.

To rely on acquitted conduct disrespects the jury’s role and undermines public faith in our criminal-justice system.

They simply failed to realize how disrespected—and left in limbo—inviters felt with a “maybe.”

“Excessively entertainment-oriented portrayals desecrate the nation’s suffering and disrespect the people who made sacrifices,” read a recent commentary published in the state-run Economic Daily newspaper.

The move enraged not only the opposition but also the Brazilian football federation, which responded by suggesting the act was a "provocation to a rival and disrespects the game", one punishable by a yellow card.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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