impolicy

British  

/ ɪmˈpɒlɪsɪ /

noun

1. the act or an instance of being unjudicious or impolitic

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Example Sentences

“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

He attributed the opposition of the eastern states to the impolicy of our government in neglecting the navy.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

Imprisonment for Debt, its impolicy and evil consequences in producing moral Crimes, 390, 394, &c.

From A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention by Colquhoun, Patrick

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

In the course of his work he had gained an insight into the scandalous habits of their occupants, which convinced him of the impolicy and uselessness of attempting to prolong their existence.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.