What does unconscionable mean?

Definitions for unconscionable
ʌnˈkɒn ʃə nə bəlun·con·scionable

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conscienceless, unconscionableadjective

    lacking a conscience

    "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar"

  2. exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usuriousadjective

    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

    "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

Wiktionary

  1. unconscionableadjective

    Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

  2. unconscionableadjective

    Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable.

    The effective rate of interest was unconscionable, but not legally usurious.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unconscionableadjective

    A man may oppose an unconscionable request for an unjustifiable reason. Roger L'Estrange.

    You cannot be so unconscionable as to charge me for not subscribing of my name, for that would reflect too grossly upon your own party, who never dare it. Dryden.

    His giantship is gone somewhat crest-fall’n,
    Stalking with less unconscionable strides,
    And lower looks, but in a sultry chafe. John Milton, Agonistes.

    How infamous is the false, fraudulent, and unconscionable? hardly ever did any man of no conscience continue a man of any credit long. South.

Wikipedia

  1. Unconscionable

    Unconscionability (sometimes known as unconscionable dealing/conduct in Australia) is a doctrine in contract law that describes terms that are so extremely unjust, or overwhelmingly one-sided in favor of the party who has the superior bargaining power, that they are contrary to good conscience. Typically, an unconscionable contract is held to be unenforceable because no reasonable or informed person would otherwise agree to it. The perpetrator of the conduct is not allowed to benefit, because the consideration offered is lacking, or is so obviously inadequate, that to enforce the contract would be unfair to the party seeking to escape the contract.

ChatGPT

  1. unconscionable

    Unconscionable refers to an act or situation that is extremely unfair, unreasonable, or shocking in terms of morality or justice. It usually pertains to activities that go beyond the norms of honesty or fairness, often in the context of a contractual agreement or business transaction.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unconscionableadjective

    not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size

  2. Unconscionableadjective

    not guided by, or conformed to, conscience

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unconscionable

    un-kon′shun-a-bl, adj. not conformable to conscience: unreasonable: inordinate.—n. Uncon′scionableness.—adv. Uncon′scionably.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unconscionable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unconscionable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of unconscionable in a Sentence

  1. Attorney General Kathleen Kane:

    The heinous crimes these children endured are absolutely unconscionable, these predators desecrated a sacred trust and preyed upon their victims in the very places where they should have felt most safe.

  2. Ken Paxton:

    It is unconscionable that abortion providers are fighting against the health of Texans and withholding desperately needed supplies and personal protective equipment in favor of a procedure that they refer to as a choice.

  3. Jeff Rosen:

    The victim has struggled her whole life with learning disabilities and challenges to be self-sufficient, if we are not fighting for her, then who are we fighting for ? It has been a long road for this remarkable woman and we are thankful to the jury for providing her some closure and, for our community, justice after an unconscionable and violent crime.

  4. Janet Murguía:

    The numbers we already knew about are unacceptable ; these new numbers are unconscionable, this data demands immediate consideration by those in Congress who are working on much-needed law enforcement reform legislation to ensure that their solutions truly reflect the scope of the problem.

  5. Alex Neve:

    It is beyond unconscionable now that there continues to be no independent oversight of Canada's immigration detention facilities, the growing number of deaths in Canadian immigration custody makes it clear that there is a terrible human cost.

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