wilful Definition
wil·ful (wil′fəl)
adjective
wilful Law Definition
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willful.
wilful Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- misconduct: Traditionally, English Courts have taken a restrictive view on what amounts to wilful misconduct.
- disobedience: It is not wilful disobedience - it is just that people get biased in terms of making money.
- neglect: This cannot be equated with wilful neglect of a child.
- blindness: There seems to be a wilful blindness toward the need for such certification.
- defiance: We have a right to expect that sentences will reflect the damage done to our social fabric by wilful defiance of the law.
- non-compliance: There appear to have been few cases of wilful non-compliance or evasion.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: Second, the almost wilful refusal to accept evidence which challenged the thrust of the Bill.
- not: That it is not wilful is not of relevance.
- so: If you are so wilful as to reject the counsel of your friends, you must be allowed to cater for yourself.
- very: Angie behaves in a very aggressive, violent way, and is very wilful, and hyperactive.
- often: It is often prompted by neglect, often wilful, which has brought a building to a critical state.
Used with adjective complement
seem: It may accordingly seem wilful to suggest that Richard II here evokes contemporary parallel.
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