impolicy
Britishnoun
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“It is not the province of the court to decide upon the justice or injustice, the policy or impolicy, of these laws. The decision of that question belonged to the political or lawmaking power.”
From The New Yorker • Jul. 8, 2015
I cannot remember whether I indicated the mental peculiarity which has developed into such impolicy; but whatever I did say is for you to apply and employ entirely as you please.
From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
Its policy or impolicy was a question to be decided by France.
From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron
I know there has been no impolicy in protracting his absence thus far.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
From the same volume we learn the impolicy of creating spiritual superiors.
From Recollections of Windsor Prison; Containing Sketches of its History and Discipline with Appropriate Strictures and Moral and Religious Reflection by Reynolds, John N.
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