antinomies

Variant of antinomy

noun pl. antinomies

  1. the opposition of one law, regulation, etc. to another
  2. a contradiction or inconsistency between two apparently reasonable principles or laws, or between conclusions drawn from them

Origin: L antinomia < Gr antinomia: see anti- & -nomy

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