impolicy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
The queen, convinced of the impolicy of emigration, did every thing in her power to induce the emigrants to return.
From Maria Antoinette Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
From that she glided gradually to other subjects, and dwelt with a touch of sadness on the impolicy of early marriages.
From Mabel's Mistake by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
Stayner had realized the impolicy of many of the appointments to post offices in Lower Canada.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir
But Mr. Brand, the expert whip, told the prime minister that he felt so strongly on the impolicy of dissolution that he could not bring himself to take a part in it.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John
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