Sentence examples for act arbitrarily from inspiring English sources

"The ordinary man believes he is free when he is permitted to act arbitrarily, but in this very arbitrariness lies the fact that he is unfree," Hegel wrote.

Meanwhile, under due process, Justice Kennedy wrote, parties subject to regulation should know what is required of them and those enforcing the law cannot act arbitrarily.

Under the federal standard, prosecutors must prove the defendant is a flight risk or a danger to others, but in local systems, judges and magistrates have far more room to act arbitrarily.

Although the king recognized Sancho, their relationship deteriorated, in part because Alfonso X's ill health rendered him less able to carry out his duties and caused him to act arbitrarily.

Although the police have been known to be rude and act arbitrarily, they are not overworked, even as crime, prostitution, and the use of drugs (as well as alcohol) are acute problems.

The immigration crisis may abate, but it has already shown the power of government to act arbitrarily overnight sundering families, upending long-set expectations, until all those born as outsiders must imagine themselves here only on sufferance of a senior White House counsellor.

The board contends that the state exceeded its authority, violated the law and acted arbitrarily and capriciously.

The plaintiffs assert that she has acted arbitrarily in deciding to ignore amended returns from counties conducting manual recounts.

Justice Mott was unequivocal: The board had acted "arbitrarily and unjustifiably to imprison petitioner for as long as possible".

The Supreme Court asked the lower court to address head-on the question of whether the agency had acted "arbitrarily or capriciously".

Asked to determine whether Mr. Mills had acted arbitrarily or capriciously in his ruling in January, the court said that he had not.