arbitrary

arbitrary — I adjective according to desires, capricious, contrary to reason, determined by no principle, done at pleasure, fanciful, illogical, independent of law, independent of rule, infinitus, injudicious, irrational, libidinosus, nonrational, perverse,… …   Law dictionary

Arbitrary — Ar bi*tra*ry, a. [L. arbitrarius, fr. arbiter: cf. F. arbitraire. See {Arbiter}.] 1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. [1913 Webster] It was wholly arbitrary in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

arbitrary — adj. 1) произвольный, случайный arbitrary choice случайный вы бор; выбор наудачу 2) book. капризный 3) book. деспотический arbitrary rule деспотизм, произвол власти arbitrary government автократия arbitrary signsand symbols условные знаки и… …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

arbitrary — 1> произвольный, случайный Ex: arbitrary choice случайный выбор; выбор наудачу Ex: arbitrary signs and symbols полигр. условные знаки и обозначения 2> книж. капризный, непостоянный; своевольный 3> книж. деспотичный Ex: arbitrary rule деспотизм,… …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Arbitrary — For the concept of arbitrariness in trademark law, see Trademark distinctiveness. Arbitrary is a term given to choices and actions which are considered to be done not by means of any underlying principle or logic, but by whim or some decidedly… …   Wikipedia

arbitrary — adjective Date: 15th century 1. depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by law < the manner of punishment is arbitrary > 2. a. not restrained or limited in the exercise of power ; ruling by abso …   New Collegiate Dictionary

arbitrary — arbitrarily /ahr bi trer euh lee, ahr bi trair /, adv. arbitrariness, n. /ahr bi trer ee/, adj., n., pl. arbitraries. adj. 1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one s discretion: an arbitrary… …   Universalium

arbitrary — adjective /ˈɑːbɪtrəri,ˈɑːrbɪtrɛri/ a) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. Benjamin Franklins designation of positive and negative to different charges was… …   Wiktionary

arbitrary — прил. 1) общ. произвольный, случайный Syn: accidental, casual 2) пол., упр. самоуправный, основанный на произволе (о политических или управленческих решениях, которые основаны не на логике или правилах, а на личных пристрастиях и желаниях)… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

arbitrary — used of scientific name lacking formal derivation with regard to etymology, e.g. an arbitrary combination of letters, or an etymologically incorrect gender assigned to a name …   Dictionary of ichthyology