amenability
Example Sentences
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This is a moment of clarity, in which all of the women in the room witness together both the necessity of forgiveness and its irreducible complications, its transformative power alongside its dangerous amenability to injustice.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2023
It also says a lot about Oshie’s versatility and amenability.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2021
Lauren Bauser, an assistant state appellate defender, noted the “evolving” standards in courts and legislatures regarding young offenders, ensuring that their prison sentences are proportionate to their culpability and their amenability to rehabilitation.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2021
Abedi was the exception, according to court hearings, with the agency recommending adult court because of concerns that included about his amenability to treatment.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2019
The case stands thus: there are two principles concerned in the tenure of the magistrate's office—theoretic amenability to the letter of the law, and practical serviceableness for his duties.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 by Various
