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at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, different, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, erratic, fickle, fitful, flighty, illogical, incompatible, incongruous, inconsonant, inconstans, inconstant, irreconcilable, jarring, lacking accord, lacking harmony, mercurial, moody, mutable, notional, paradoxical, unstable, unsteady, unsuitable, vacillating, variable, volatile
associated concepts: alternative pleadings, inconsistent causes of action, inconsistent defenses, inconsistent statements, inconsistent verdict
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anomalous, contradictory, deranged, desultory, disconnected, discordant, discriminating (distinguishing), disjunctive (tending to disjoin), disordered, disparate, disproportionate, dissenting, divergent, illogical, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incommensurate, incongruous, inept (inappropriate), ludicrous, miscellaneous, opposite, repugnant (incompatible), sophistic, unusual
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.(1) Self-contradictory; not staying the same; adopting two or more mutually exclusive viewpoints simultaneously.(2) Not in keeping with one’s own beliefs.See also prior inconsistent statement
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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adj. Of an assertion, that is contradictory or not supported.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Reciprocally contradictory or repugnant.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Reciprocally contradictory or repugnant.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
См. также в других словарях:
Inconsistent — In con*sist ent, a. [Pref. in not + consistent: cf. F. inconsistant.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; contradictory, or having contradictory implications; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconsistent — INCONSISTÉNT, Ă, inconsistenţi, te, adj. Care este lipsit de consistenţă, de soliditate; neconsistent; fără tărie; slab, moale. – Din fr. inconsistant. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 Inconsistent ≠ consistent Trimis de siveco,… … Dicționar Român
inconsistent — [in΄kən sis′tənt] adj. not consistent; specif., a) not in agreement, harmony, or accord; incompatible [acts inconsistent with belief] b) not uniform; self contradictory [inconsistent testimony] c) not always holding to the same principles or… … English World dictionary
Inconsistent — (v. lat.), unbeständig, unhaltbar; daher Inconsistenz, Unbeständigkeit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Inconsistent — Inconsistent, lat. deutsch, unbeständig; Inconsistenz, Unbeständigkeit … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
inconsistent — (adj.) 1640s, not agreeing in substance or form, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + CONSISTENT (Cf. consistent). Related: Inconsistently … Etymology dictionary
inconsistent — inconsonant, incompatible, incongruous, uncongenial, unsympathetic, discordant, discrepant Analogous words: divergent, disparate, diverse, *different: irreconcilable (see corresponding affirmative verb at ADAPT) Antonyms: consistent Contrasted… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inconsistent — [adj] contradictory, irregular at odds, at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contrary, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, erratic, fickle, illogical, incoherent, incompatible, in conflict, incongruent, incongruous, inconstant,… … New thesaurus
inconsistent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not consistent. DERIVATIVES inconsistency noun inconsistently adverb … English terms dictionary
inconsistent — [[t]ɪ̱nkənsɪ̱stənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as inconsistent, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs. You are inconsistent and unpredictable. ...the… … English dictionary
