Definition of arbitrary
- a. - Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any
fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.
- a. - Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and
therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of
power.
- a. - Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and
unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government.
- a. - Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any
fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.
- a. - Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and
therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of
power.
- a. - Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and
unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government.