Arbitrarily

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adverb (archaism / regionalism / rare)

Definition

A rare archaic and regional adverbial form meaning 'arbitrarily'; an action carried out at one's own whim, without considering laws, fixed rules, logic, or objective necessities. It was used in old legal texts or political pamphlets to describe the abusive or despotic behavior of local authorities.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Arbitrarily
  • High-handedly

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Invariable adverb of manner, specific to older transition or local vernacular layers.
Formation Archaic adverbial derivative expanding the root of 'arbitrar' with the popular composite manner suffix '-icește'.
Spelling / Pronunciation [ar.bi.tra.ri.ˈt͡ʃeʃ.te]
Source Lexicon of Historical Suffixes and Transitional Literary Romanian Phonetics

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Pârcălabul a împărțit pământurile arbitraricește, favorizându-și neamurile în dauna restului de răzeși.

EN: The magistrate distributed the lands arbitrarily, favoring his relatives to the detriment of the rest of the freeholders.

RO: Judecătorul de ocol a hotărât arbitraricește pedeapsa, trecând peste pravila scrisă a țării.

EN: The district judge decided the punishment high-handedly, bypassing the country's written code of law.

RO: Dările au fost strânse arbitraricește de slujbași, fiecare luând după cum îi poftea inima.

EN: The taxes were gathered arbitrarily by the officials, each taking according to his heart's desire.

Idioms & Phrases

A rândui arbitraricește / To arrange high-handedly / arbitrary sorting

RO: Stabilirea unei ordini sau a unor măsuri exclusiv pe baza criteriilor subiective și de moment ale conducătorului.

EN: Establishing an order or measures exclusively on the basis of the leader's subjective and momentary criteria.

Pravilă aplicată arbitraricește / Law applied arbitrarily

RO: Situație juridică istorică în care normele legale erau interpretate abuziv pentru a pedepsi dușmanii politici.

EN: A historical legal situation where statutory rules were interpreted abusively to punish political enemies.

A tăia și a spânzura arbitraricește / To rule with absolute arbitrary power

RO: Expresie plastică arhaică ce denotă exercitarea unei autorități tiranice, fără limite morale sau control administrativ.

EN: An archaic idiomatic expression denoting the exercise of a tyrannical authority without moral limits or administrative oversight.

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