arbitrary and capricious

arbitrary and capricious
adjective absolute, authoritative, baseless, dictatorial, dogmatic, fanciful, groundless, impetuous, motiveless, purposeless, restrictive, unduly, whimsical, willful

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


arbitrary and capricious
adj.
Describes a decision made according to whim and without regard to facts or law.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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