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irregularity

[ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee] / ɪˌrɛg jəˈlær ɪ ti /


NOUN
a suspicious or illegal occurrence
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"The evidence as it stands points towards there being no communication. Once the court accepts that, there's no irregularity in this situation, let alone a fundamental irregularity that goes to the root of the trial."

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

But according to Patterson's lawyers, a "fundamental irregularity" occurred which "fatally undermined" the integrity of the verdicts.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

"The examination of the documents confirmed doubts about the irregularity of the flag being flown," the prefecture said.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

These have a remarkable decisiveness, an absolute authority and control, free of wobbling or any irregularity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

He might well be a little shocked at the irregularity of my lineaments, his own being so harmonious.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

They want a wider probe into alleged recruitment irregularities, action against those responsible and long-delayed hiring completed on time.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

By late July, as Hearn’s defense counsel moved for release of the grand jury transcripts to expose glaring prosecutorial irregularities, Pirro’s case collapsed.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

But the local government separately ordered the project to cease operations, citing licensing irregularities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's carefully built image of invincibility is facing its toughest test yet, analysts say, after his government backed down in the face of youth-led protests over exam irregularities and jobs prospects.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

In fact, the cyclotron had been working perfectly well with beams far more defocused by imperfections in the magnetic field—those bothersome irregularities combated by shimming—than they would be by the relativistic effects that Bethe posited.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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