Sentences with phrase «arbitrary imposition»
The phrase "arbitrary imposition" means the act of forcing something on someone without reason or fairness. It refers to a decision or rule that is randomly or unfairly imposed on someone without any valid justification. Full definition
The defense argued that ``... Alabama's capital sentencing statute is unconstitutional because it does not specify the weight the judge must give to the jury's recommendation and thus permits arbitrary imposition of the death penalty.»
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The teachings of the Church are not an arbitrary imposition that infringes the legitimate freedom of individuals; nor are they a merciless burden imposed upon the weak.
As the Pope explains in his 1995 «Letter to Women,» «a certain diversity of roles is in no way prejudicial to women, provided this diversity is not the result of arbitrary imposition, but is rather an expression of what is specific to being male and female.»
Indeed, moral imposition and prescription are precisely the opposite of morally serious behavior; for while the arbitrary imposition of authority, whether mental or moral, can create conditioned reflexes, it is powerless to bring about responsible action.
They defend their natural freedom against government's arbitrary impositions.
Such cultural violence may take the form of cultural deprivation through the monopoly of cultural institutions by the power elite of a given civilization, or cultural repression through the arbitrary imposition of the values and norms of the powerful.
So, now ministers are having another go: the arbitrary imposition of massive cuts in remuneration.