ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REPREHENSIBLE
From Late Latin reprehensibilis, from Latin reprehendere to hold back, reprove.
10 QUOTES WITH «REPREHENSIBLE»
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reprehensible.
If enough people openly engage in conduct once considered reprehensible, we rewrite the rule book and assume that God, as a good democrat, will go along.
Some of my instincts are reprehensible.
If you can write a character who is attractive but morally reprehensible, then you've got a character. It's got to feel like people I know and it doesn't just become a bag of tricks.
I find revealing the secrets of magic quite reprehensible.
Senator Kerry voted to undermine the troops in the field, and that is not only inexcusable, it is reprehensible.
And it's the President of the United States who said he wasn't going to spike the football and all this, we shouldn't gloat about it, running campaign ads, gloating about it and saying the other guy isn't good enough to do the tough things that I did, which I think is, one reprehensible.
For me as an American, the most painful aspect of this is that I believe that that administration has taken the events of 9/11 and has manipulated the grief of the country and I think that's reprehensible.
It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I am well aware that the present profane ones think this very reprehensible, I venture to agree with the sacred writers.
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.
Leaving American disaster victims to languish is morally reprehensible and un-American.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPREHENSIBLE»
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reprehensible in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
reprehensible and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (book only)
Reprehensible Behaviour The definition of bad character differs from that
originally proposed by the Law Commission (Evidence of Bad Character in
Criminal Proceedings, Law Com No. 273 (2001)), which referred to evidence that
a person ...
2
Reprehensible: Episodes 1-6
"Reprehensible Description: Reprehensible is an hilariously offensive six-part theatrical serial (half hour episodes) wickedly satirizing commercial TV and pop culture by Luke Milton, writer and director of the critically acclaimed series ...
3
Evidence: Text & Materials
In R v Osbourne [2007] Crim LR 712, it was considered relevant, when deciding
that severe verbal abuse towards a former partner was not reprehensible
behaviour, that it was motivated by concern about the welfare of the child the
defendant ...
4
Taking Issue: Pluralism and Casuistry in Bioethics
The claim that he did not kill the patient is required to reconcile the case with our
theoretical account of the killing/allowing to die distinction, while the claim that
what he did was as reprehensible as if he had killed the patient is required to at ...
5
The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
large crowd of people: 'Worthy sirs,950 I have committed an evil deed,
reprehensible, punishable by clubbing. Let me do what— ever will make you
pleased with me.' A man standing on the sidelines might think: 'Truly, this man
must have ...
6
Civil Disobedience and the German Courts: The Pershing ...
Jens' remarksalso furnishan interesting commentary onthe growingdifference
between the word “reprehensible”in its ordinary sense andinits “legal” sense as
interpretedbythe German courts. In thefinal portion—the peroration—of
hisaddress, ...
Two questions arise for consideration: first, what is meant by 'reprehensible
behaviour', and, secondly, what is meant by 'having to do with' the alleged facts
ofthe offence charged. By definition, evidence that is not evidence ofbad
character is ...
8
Cross & Tapper on Evidence
rule from 'will be admissible without more ado' to 'may be admissible without
more ado'.96 Under the revised formulation, evidence ofthe accused's
reprehensible behaviour may, if inadmissible under the Act, perhaps remain
governed by the ...
9
Ethics and the History of Indian Philosophy
The falsifying datum in question consists in the occurrence of the concept
moRAlly-reprehensible-DHaRMas in classical Indian thought. "Dharma" could
not be a moral term, for if it were, the concept MoRAlly-reprehensible-dhaRMas
would ...
10
An Analysis of the Economic Torts
Contained within the TotalNetwork discussion is ammunition for the radical thesis
that the single tort of conspiracy encompasses within it a spectrum of
reprehensible behaviour (a concept referred to twice by Lord Scott)231 sufficient
to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPREHENSIBLE»
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reprehensible is used in the context of the following news items.
Wicked Campers hits back with "reprehensible" statement
Wicked Campers has responded to criticism about the controversial messages on its vans with a statement described as "reprehensible" by Women's Refuge. «Newstalk ZB, Apr 15»
Racine mayor calls lawsuit accusing him of targeting minority …
Racine mayor calls lawsuit accusing him of targeting minority business owners 'reprehensible'. By Erik Bilstad and Katie Crowther. CREATED Feb 19, 2015 ... «Newsradio 620, Feb 15»
So what if Putnam increases investment in “morally reprehensible …
The revelation that the cost of business could be a boon to investors is not limited to Putnam Investments, which disclosed a 21% increase in Ocwen stake. «HousingWire, Feb 15»
This weekend on TV: 'My Husband's Not Gay' is reprehensible
It's badly made, and it's reprehensible, promoting the outdated, discredited and dangerous idea that it's possible to change one's sexual orientation. Friday on TV ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jan 15»
Judge sets $1 million bail, blasts former tennis coach
Your behavior is reprehensible,” Alshouse said, before launching into a blistering admonishment of the 27-year-old coach for acting like a “sexual predator, ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec 14»
San Bernardino mayor: politicizing fatal fire 'reprehensible'
“The actions of the San Bernardino City Professional Firefighters Association to politicize the deaths of children for their own advantage are reprehensible,” ... «San Bernardino County Sun, Nov 14»
Brittany Maynard's mom blasts Vatican for calling daughter's suicide …
... suffer physical and mental degradation and intense pain does not deserve to be labelled as reprehensible by strangers a continent away who do not know her ... «Kansas City Star, Nov 14»
Teacher suspended over "reprehensible" tweets on Ferguson shooting
DUNCANVILLE, Texas - A Dallas-area school district has suspended a teacher over what administrators call "reprehensible" and racially charged tweets about ... «CBS News, Nov 14»
Vatican Official Calls Brittany Maynard's Assisted Suicide …
“Brittany Maynard's act is in itself reprehensible,” he told the ANSA news agency. “What happened in the consciousness we do not know.” The official stressed ... «TIME, Nov 14»
Mexico President slams Texas governor over border crackdown
Rick Perry's deployment of National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexican border is "reprehensible" and puts neighborly relations at risk, Mexican President Enrique ... «Reuters, Sep 14»
