Meaning of Arbitrary

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Arbitrary

1. 1
   a.

   Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

2. 2
   a.

   Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power.

3. 3
   a.

   Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government.

4. 4
   a.

   Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

5. 5
   a.

   Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power.

6. 6
   a.

   Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government.