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arbitrary definition - legal

adj

  1. Determined or founded on individual discretion, especially when based on oneÂ’s opinion, judgment, or prejudice, rather than on fixed rules, procedures, or law. See also abuse of discretion.
  2. Absolute; despotic; completely unreasonable; lacking any rational basis. This type of decision is often called arbitrary and capricious.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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