incorrigibility
Example Sentences
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Some were held on loitering charges, while others were detained over their perceived "incorrigibility."
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The experience in states that require a finding of incorrigibility was different, she wrote.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2021
The “argument that the sentencer must make a finding of permanent incorrigibility is inconsistent with the court’s precedents,” Kavanaugh wrote.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2021
Could a state, Chief Justice John Roberts asked, just tell a judge: “Here are the things you need to consider, and transient youth or incorrigibility is one of them?”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2019
But I believe that, in order to establish the fact of incorrigibility, the number of relapses should vary in regard to different criminals and crimes.
From Criminal Sociology by Enrico Ferri
