unconfined (unkonfind)

1. Not confined; free from restraint; free from control. Steele, Spectator, No. 2.-2. Not having narrow limits; not narrow; comprehensive; broad. Pope, E ay on Criticism, iii. 639. unconfinedly (un-kon-fi'ned-li), adv. Without confinement or limitation. Barrow. unconfirmed (un-kon-férmd'), a. 1. Not firmly established; not po e ed of its full measure of strength or stability: as, his health was still unconfirmed. With strength unpractis'd yet and unconfirm'd . Achilles, her unconquerable son. Cowper , Iliad, viii. 2. Incapable of being subdued and brought under control: as, unconquerable pa ions or temper. The unconquerable will. 75. Incon unconquerable ne (un-kong'ker-a-bl-nes), n. The character or state of being unconquer- able. unconquerably (un-kong'ker-a-bli), adv. In- vincibly; insuperably. Rowe , Uly es, iv. 1. unconquered (un-kong'kėrd), a. 1. Not van- quished or defeated; unsubdued; not brought under control.-2t. Invincible; insuperable. Sir P. Sidney. 2. Not fortified by resolution; weak; raw. In the unconfirmed troops much fear did breed. Daniel , Civil Wars, iv. IMG:content-1302.png:[blocks in formation] And why you should, for a Respect so contrarie, Call my poor wit in question to believe you, Is most unconscionable. Brome , Northern La , i. 7. A man may oppose an unconscionable request for an un- justifiable reason. Sir R. L'Estrange. 2. Not guided or influenced by conscience. No man [is] to be forc'd by the compulsive laws of men to present his body a dead sacrifice, and so under the gospel most unholy and unacceptable, because it is his unreasonable service, that is to say, not only unwilling but Milton, Civil Power. unconscionable. Your friend is an unconscionable dog: but you can't help that. Sheridan, School for Scandal, iii. 1. Unconscionable bargain, in law, a contract so obvious ly unfair that it is inequitable to enforce it; a contract which no rational man would make and no honest man would accept. unconscionablene (un-kon's hon-a-bl-nes), a. IMG:content-1303.png:[blocks in formation] A harmony whose di onance serves but to manifest the sincerity and unconspiringne of the writers. Boyle , Works, II. 276. unconstancyt (un-kon's tan-si), n . Inconstancy. Fuller , Worthies, Hunting dons hire. unconstantt (un-kon's tant), a. Shak., R. and J., i. 4. 100. unconstantlyt (un-kon's tant-li), adv . Inconstantly. Hobbes , Human Nature, v. unconstitutional (un-kon-sti-tu's hon-al), a . Not in conformity with the constitution of a country; not authorized by the constitution; contrary to the principles of the constitution; inconsistent with the constitution or organic law. In the law of the United States a statute which is unconstitutional is thereby in exce of legislative authority, and void. In English law the word is applied - (1) to "acts at variance with the recognized spirit of the constitution or principles of government, or with the preservation of the liberties of the people, as expre ed or implied in the various charters, etc., though not illegal in the sense of being forbidden by expre statute" ( Yonge ); (2) to acts which threaten the integrity of the constitution or government. By unconstitutional , as distinguished from "illegal," I mean a novelty of much importance, tending to endanger the established laws. Hallam . The dangerous and unconstitutional practice of remov having the same dip, with another bed or series of beds. If certain strata, having been originally deposited in a nearly horizontal position, are afterward disturbed, elevated, or turned up on edge, beds which are deposited in the same region after this disturbance of preexisting strata has taken place will not have the same dip as those of prior formation, and the two sets will be described as being unconformable with each other. unconformable ne (un-kon-fôr'ma-bl-nes), n. The character or state of being unconformable. unconformably (un-kon-form a-bli), adv. In an unconformable manner; so as not to be conformable. See unconformable, 2.