arbitrary

Example Sentences

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The OSCE, which labelled their arrest "arbitrary", has long been trying to negotiate their release.

From Barron's

He told BBC Scotland News he had concerns that it could be arbitrary, inflexible and in some cases "very difficult to establish with any great degree of certainty".

From BBC

There’s also a First Amendment claim, and an Administrative Procedure Act claim, which is that the government is acting illegally in an arbitrary and capricious way.

From Salon

Health insurers are no strangers to arbitrary financial surprises, but they’re usually not on the receiving end of them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The same year, the UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders said the cases against her "appear to reflect an arbitrary use of the legal system to harass and intimidate".

From Barron's