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US
/ənˈkɑnʃənəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /ʌnkˈɒnʃənəbəl/ ]
[ UK /ʌnkˈɒnʃənəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
unconscionable spending
spends an outrageous amount on entertainment
exorbitant rent
extortionate prices
usurious interest rate -
lacking a conscience
brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless
a conscienceless villain
an unconscionable liar
How To Use unconscionable In A Sentence
- Furthermore, in order to assess the special disability and whether there has been unconscionable conduct, it is essential to also examine the actual actions of those against whom that conduct is impugned.
- The insured person is guilty of unconscionable conduct if he does not provide for the insurer to be recouped out of the damages awarded against the wrongdoer.
- For the unconscionable fellow, owing to this coheirship which he pretends to disesteem, has been made privy to experiences which must not only have been extraordinary to so plain and humdrum a person, but which have been, as I happen to know, of great importance to him, and which -- to put the thing at its highest -- have lifted him, dull dog as he is, into regions where the very dogs have wings. Lore of Proserpine
- But the Bench refused to stay the proceedings after Jordan had contended he had been prejudiced by undue, unconscionable and inordinate delay since the raid two years ago.
- She, quite rightly, is suing the government for its unconscionable treatment of her. Archive 2009-09-01
- Frankly, to provide anything less than the above requirements is unconscionable, and as a digital camera maker you know better that to short-change your customers this way.
- During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas.
- But although both doctrines show equity intervening to prevent unconscionable conduct, the special feature of the mutual wills and secret trust cases is that they involve not two parties but three.
- Frankly, to provide anything less than the above requirements is unconscionable, and as a digital camera maker you know better that to short-change your customers this way.
- It's unconscionable for the government to do anything for a man who admits to smuggling 135 tons of cocaine into the United States.