Definition of unconscionable in English:

unconscionable

adjective ʌnˈkɒnʃ(ə)nəb(ə)lˌənˈkɑnʃ(ə)nəbəl

1Not right or reasonable.
the unconscionable conduct of his son
Example sentencesExamples
- Although unconscionable conduct in this narrow sense bears some resemblance to the doctrine of undue influence, there is a difference between the two.
- 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.
- The Trade Practices Act is basically about misleading or deceptive conduct, or unconscionable conduct.
- She added: ‘Those who are attempting to impose their own theological perspective instead of applying proven public health practices are playing a deadly game; an unconscionable game.’
- The rule has little force in circumstances such as the present where injunctive relief to prevent unconscionable conduct is the only substantive claim I can discern to be available to the appellant.
- The doctrine does not give relief for what is simply an unfair bargain - it has to be an unconscionable one, the terms of which show conduct shocking the conscience of the court.
- I think it's important that Government has the correct laws in place, and say where unconscionable conduct does occur, that action can be taken.
- What the Trade Practices Act does is make unconscionable conduct unacceptable to the law.
- The appellant's case is, or can be, put in two ways, firstly, unconscionable conduct by the son affecting the building society, and, secondly, the unconscionable conduct by the building society itself.
- Where the ground relied on is unconscionable conduct in a foreign court the principle of comity requires that the jurisdiction be exercised only with great caution.
- Moreover the fundamental principle that equity is concerned to prevent unconscionable conduct permeates all the elements of the doctrine.
- 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.
- This approach effectively permitted a defendant to reap the fruits of his own unconscionable conduct (subject to the latent damage provisions), and deprived the subsection of much practical substance.
- In more recent times the Act has been extended to cover unconscionable conduct by business against business as well as by business against consumers.
- The obstacles in the way to achieve such benefits, with cleaner fuels, continue to include a compromised political will coupled with unconscionable corporate conduct.
- 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.
- He's been a very successful campaigner, with moral indignation, about this unconscionable debt bondage that exists in the world today, and he's been a very effective campaigner from the outside.
- The Magistrate found firstly that they had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and also unconscionable conduct.
- It would have been a stranger to the unconscionable conduct.
- A corporation must not, in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is unconscionable within the meaning of the unwritten law - section 51AB.
Synonyms
unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, wrong
unscrupulous, unfair, underhand, dishonourable, dishonest, corrupt, depraved
informal shady
1. 1.1 Unreasonably excessive.
  shareholders have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established
  Example sentencesExamples
  The former MBA students said the tuition increase was ‘unfair, unreasonable and unconscionable,’ and the university failed to consult them.
  The problem is that the old party is an unconscionable time a-dying, which prompts Kemp to utter outrageous one-liners.
  The world's leading solo Polar explorer - the only man to ski alone across both the Arctic and the Antarctic, a survivor of encounters with enemies as varied as ravenous bears and unconscionable loneliness - is quitting.
  The more radical elements of the gay community place unreasonable and unconscionable demands on essentially private persons who come into public view.
  At one extreme, I do not categorise it as unconscionable or extortionate: at the other, it is not standard or customary.
  To define as ‘corporal punishment’ the mere physical separation of two combatants not only puts students at risk but also gives children unconscionable power over teachers who choose to intervene.
  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.
  It alleged that the transaction was unconscionable, inequitable and unreasonable.
  They will likely include Kashmiri Peter Qasim, who has been in detention for an unconscionable seven years, as well as the Afghan and Iraqi asylum-seekers whose countries say they cannot, for now, take them back.
  Synonyms
  excessive, unwarranted, uncalled for, unreasonable, unfair, inordinate, disproportionate, immoderate, extreme, undue, outrageous, preposterous, monstrous, inexcusable, unnecessary, needless
  informal over the top, OTT

Derivatives

unconscionably

adverb ʌnˈkɒnʃ(ə)nəbliˌənˈkɑnʃ(ə)nəbli

Some cases seem to be taking an unconscionably long time and then we realise too late the guard is coming up to retirement and others have cooperated in it.
Example sentencesExamples
- While he was unconscionably left out of the Oscar nominations, Paul Giamatti's performance in Sideways is one of the best I have seen in a film - Period.
- Their latest and most sweeping victory is in the Big Easy - New Orleans, the home of jazz, Mardi Gras, great food… and unconscionably low wages.
- I don't take supplements in that hope at all, but I like that wording ‘are more likely to die of the disease’; makes death sound closer for the unconscionably health conscious.
- Members will be picked by the president, and the scope is unconscionably wider than is necessary.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from un-¹ 'not' + obsolete conscionable, from conscience (interpreted as a plural) + -able.

Definition of unconscionable in US English:

unconscionable

adjectiveˌənˈkɑnʃ(ə)nəbəlˌənˈkänSH(ə)nəbəl

1Not right or reasonable.
the unconscionable conduct of his son
Example sentencesExamples
- A corporation must not, in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is unconscionable within the meaning of the unwritten law - section 51AB.
- 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.
- The doctrine does not give relief for what is simply an unfair bargain - it has to be an unconscionable one, the terms of which show conduct shocking the conscience of the court.
- 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.
- This approach effectively permitted a defendant to reap the fruits of his own unconscionable conduct (subject to the latent damage provisions), and deprived the subsection of much practical substance.
- It would have been a stranger to the unconscionable conduct.
- The appellant's case is, or can be, put in two ways, firstly, unconscionable conduct by the son affecting the building society, and, secondly, the unconscionable conduct by the building society itself.
- Although unconscionable conduct in this narrow sense bears some resemblance to the doctrine of undue influence, there is a difference between the two.
- The Trade Practices Act is basically about misleading or deceptive conduct, or unconscionable conduct.
- The rule has little force in circumstances such as the present where injunctive relief to prevent unconscionable conduct is the only substantive claim I can discern to be available to the appellant.
- I think it's important that Government has the correct laws in place, and say where unconscionable conduct does occur, that action can be taken.
- Moreover the fundamental principle that equity is concerned to prevent unconscionable conduct permeates all the elements of the doctrine.
- She added: ‘Those who are attempting to impose their own theological perspective instead of applying proven public health practices are playing a deadly game; an unconscionable game.’
- The Magistrate found firstly that they had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and also unconscionable conduct.
- Where the ground relied on is unconscionable conduct in a foreign court the principle of comity requires that the jurisdiction be exercised only with great caution.
- 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.
- In more recent times the Act has been extended to cover unconscionable conduct by business against business as well as by business against consumers.
- He's been a very successful campaigner, with moral indignation, about this unconscionable debt bondage that exists in the world today, and he's been a very effective campaigner from the outside.
- What the Trade Practices Act does is make unconscionable conduct unacceptable to the law.
- The obstacles in the way to achieve such benefits, with cleaner fuels, continue to include a compromised political will coupled with unconscionable corporate conduct.
Synonyms
unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, wrong
1. 1.1 Unreasonably excessive.
  shareholders have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established
  Example sentencesExamples
  The former MBA students said the tuition increase was ‘unfair, unreasonable and unconscionable,’ and the university failed to consult them.
  They will likely include Kashmiri Peter Qasim, who has been in detention for an unconscionable seven years, as well as the Afghan and Iraqi asylum-seekers whose countries say they cannot, for now, take them back.
  The more radical elements of the gay community place unreasonable and unconscionable demands on essentially private persons who come into public view.
  It alleged that the transaction was unconscionable, inequitable and unreasonable.
  To define as ‘corporal punishment’ the mere physical separation of two combatants not only puts students at risk but also gives children unconscionable power over teachers who choose to intervene.
  The problem is that the old party is an unconscionable time a-dying, which prompts Kemp to utter outrageous one-liners.
  The world's leading solo Polar explorer - the only man to ski alone across both the Arctic and the Antarctic, a survivor of encounters with enemies as varied as ravenous bears and unconscionable loneliness - is quitting.
  At one extreme, I do not categorise it as unconscionable or extortionate: at the other, it is not standard or customary.
  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.
  Synonyms
  excessive, unwarranted, uncalled for, unreasonable, unfair, inordinate, disproportionate, immoderate, extreme, undue, outrageous, preposterous, monstrous, inexcusable, unnecessary, needless

Origin

Mid 16th century: from un- ‘not’ + obsolete conscionable, from conscience (interpreted as a plural) + -able.

单词	unconscionable
释义	Definition of unconscionable in English: unconscionable adjective ʌnˈkɒnʃ(ə)nəb(ə)lˌənˈkɑnʃ(ə)nəbəl 1Not right or reasonable. the unconscionable conduct of his son Example sentencesExamples Although unconscionable conduct in this narrow sense bears some resemblance to the doctrine of undue influence, there is a difference between the two. 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. The Trade Practices Act is basically about misleading or deceptive conduct, or unconscionable conduct. She added: ‘Those who are attempting to impose their own theological perspective instead of applying proven public health practices are playing a deadly game; an unconscionable game.’ The rule has little force in circumstances such as the present where injunctive relief to prevent unconscionable conduct is the only substantive claim I can discern to be available to the appellant. The doctrine does not give relief for what is simply an unfair bargain - it has to be an unconscionable one, the terms of which show conduct shocking the conscience of the court. I think it's important that Government has the correct laws in place, and say where unconscionable conduct does occur, that action can be taken. What the Trade Practices Act does is make unconscionable conduct unacceptable to the law. The appellant's case is, or can be, put in two ways, firstly, unconscionable conduct by the son affecting the building society, and, secondly, the unconscionable conduct by the building society itself. Where the ground relied on is unconscionable conduct in a foreign court the principle of comity requires that the jurisdiction be exercised only with great caution. Moreover the fundamental principle that equity is concerned to prevent unconscionable conduct permeates all the elements of the doctrine. 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. This approach effectively permitted a defendant to reap the fruits of his own unconscionable conduct (subject to the latent damage provisions), and deprived the subsection of much practical substance. In more recent times the Act has been extended to cover unconscionable conduct by business against business as well as by business against consumers. The obstacles in the way to achieve such benefits, with cleaner fuels, continue to include a compromised political will coupled with unconscionable corporate conduct. 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. He's been a very successful campaigner, with moral indignation, about this unconscionable debt bondage that exists in the world today, and he's been a very effective campaigner from the outside. The Magistrate found firstly that they had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and also unconscionable conduct. It would have been a stranger to the unconscionable conduct. A corporation must not, in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is unconscionable within the meaning of the unwritten law - section 51AB. Synonyms unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, wrong unscrupulous, unfair, underhand, dishonourable, dishonest, corrupt, depraved informal shady 1.1 Unreasonably excessive. shareholders have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established Example sentencesExamples The former MBA students said the tuition increase was ‘unfair, unreasonable and unconscionable,’ and the university failed to consult them. The problem is that the old party is an unconscionable time a-dying, which prompts Kemp to utter outrageous one-liners. The world's leading solo Polar explorer - the only man to ski alone across both the Arctic and the Antarctic, a survivor of encounters with enemies as varied as ravenous bears and unconscionable loneliness - is quitting. The more radical elements of the gay community place unreasonable and unconscionable demands on essentially private persons who come into public view. At one extreme, I do not categorise it as unconscionable or extortionate: at the other, it is not standard or customary. To define as ‘corporal punishment’ the mere physical separation of two combatants not only puts students at risk but also gives children unconscionable power over teachers who choose to intervene. 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. It alleged that the transaction was unconscionable, inequitable and unreasonable. They will likely include Kashmiri Peter Qasim, who has been in detention for an unconscionable seven years, as well as the Afghan and Iraqi asylum-seekers whose countries say they cannot, for now, take them back. Synonyms excessive, unwarranted, uncalled for, unreasonable, unfair, inordinate, disproportionate, immoderate, extreme, undue, outrageous, preposterous, monstrous, inexcusable, unnecessary, needless informal over the top, OTT Derivatives unconscionably adverb ʌnˈkɒnʃ(ə)nəbliˌənˈkɑnʃ(ə)nəbli Some cases seem to be taking an unconscionably long time and then we realise too late the guard is coming up to retirement and others have cooperated in it. Example sentencesExamples While he was unconscionably left out of the Oscar nominations, Paul Giamatti's performance in Sideways is one of the best I have seen in a film - Period. Their latest and most sweeping victory is in the Big Easy - New Orleans, the home of jazz, Mardi Gras, great food… and unconscionably low wages. I don't take supplements in that hope at all, but I like that wording ‘are more likely to die of the disease’; makes death sound closer for the unconscionably health conscious. Members will be picked by the president, and the scope is unconscionably wider than is necessary. Origin Mid 16th century: from un-¹ 'not' + obsolete conscionable, from conscience (interpreted as a plural) + -able. Definition of unconscionable in US English: unconscionable adjectiveˌənˈkɑnʃ(ə)nəbəlˌənˈkänSH(ə)nəbəl 1Not right or reasonable. the unconscionable conduct of his son Example sentencesExamples A corporation must not, in trade or commerce, engage in conduct that is unconscionable within the meaning of the unwritten law - section 51AB. 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. The doctrine does not give relief for what is simply an unfair bargain - it has to be an unconscionable one, the terms of which show conduct shocking the conscience of the court. 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. This approach effectively permitted a defendant to reap the fruits of his own unconscionable conduct (subject to the latent damage provisions), and deprived the subsection of much practical substance. It would have been a stranger to the unconscionable conduct. The appellant's case is, or can be, put in two ways, firstly, unconscionable conduct by the son affecting the building society, and, secondly, the unconscionable conduct by the building society itself. Although unconscionable conduct in this narrow sense bears some resemblance to the doctrine of undue influence, there is a difference between the two. The Trade Practices Act is basically about misleading or deceptive conduct, or unconscionable conduct. The rule has little force in circumstances such as the present where injunctive relief to prevent unconscionable conduct is the only substantive claim I can discern to be available to the appellant. I think it's important that Government has the correct laws in place, and say where unconscionable conduct does occur, that action can be taken. Moreover the fundamental principle that equity is concerned to prevent unconscionable conduct permeates all the elements of the doctrine. She added: ‘Those who are attempting to impose their own theological perspective instead of applying proven public health practices are playing a deadly game; an unconscionable game.’ The Magistrate found firstly that they had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and also unconscionable conduct. Where the ground relied on is unconscionable conduct in a foreign court the principle of comity requires that the jurisdiction be exercised only with great caution. 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. In more recent times the Act has been extended to cover unconscionable conduct by business against business as well as by business against consumers. He's been a very successful campaigner, with moral indignation, about this unconscionable debt bondage that exists in the world today, and he's been a very effective campaigner from the outside. What the Trade Practices Act does is make unconscionable conduct unacceptable to the law. The obstacles in the way to achieve such benefits, with cleaner fuels, continue to include a compromised political will coupled with unconscionable corporate conduct. Synonyms unethical, amoral, immoral, unprincipled, indefensible, wrong 1.1 Unreasonably excessive. shareholders have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established Example sentencesExamples The former MBA students said the tuition increase was ‘unfair, unreasonable and unconscionable,’ and the university failed to consult them. They will likely include Kashmiri Peter Qasim, who has been in detention for an unconscionable seven years, as well as the Afghan and Iraqi asylum-seekers whose countries say they cannot, for now, take them back. The more radical elements of the gay community place unreasonable and unconscionable demands on essentially private persons who come into public view. It alleged that the transaction was unconscionable, inequitable and unreasonable. To define as ‘corporal punishment’ the mere physical separation of two combatants not only puts students at risk but also gives children unconscionable power over teachers who choose to intervene. The problem is that the old party is an unconscionable time a-dying, which prompts Kemp to utter outrageous one-liners. The world's leading solo Polar explorer - the only man to ski alone across both the Arctic and the Antarctic, a survivor of encounters with enemies as varied as ravenous bears and unconscionable loneliness - is quitting. At one extreme, I do not categorise it as unconscionable or extortionate: at the other, it is not standard or customary. 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. Synonyms excessive, unwarranted, uncalled for, unreasonable, unfair, inordinate, disproportionate, immoderate, extreme, undue, outrageous, preposterous, monstrous, inexcusable, unnecessary, needless Origin Mid 16th century: from un- ‘not’ + obsolete conscionable, from conscience (interpreted as a plural) + -able.
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