deviation+from+rectitude

  • 31obliquity — noun (plural ties) Date: 15th century 1. deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking 2. a. deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; also the amount of such deviation b. the angle between the planes of the earth s equator and orbit… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 32aberration — /æbəˈreɪʃən / (say abuh rayshuhn) noun 1. a lapse from a sound mental state. 2. a momentary departure from a usual practice. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. Astronomy apparent displacement of a heavenly body, due to the joint… …

  • 33Wrong — Wrong, n. [AS. wrang. See {Wrong}, a.] That which is not right. Specifically: (a) Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine or human; deviation from duty; the opposite of moral {right}. [1913 Webster] When I had wrong and she the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34Aberrance — Ab*er rance, Aberrancy Ab*er ran*cy, n. the state or condition of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc. Syn: aberrance, aberration, deviance [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5] {Aberrancy of curvature} (Geom …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Aberrancy — Aberrance Ab*er rance, Aberrancy Ab*er ran*cy, n. the state or condition of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc. Syn: aberrance, aberration, deviance [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5] {Aberrancy of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36Aberrancy of curvature — Aberrance Ab*er rance, Aberrancy Ab*er ran*cy, n. the state or condition of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc. Syn: aberrance, aberration, deviance [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5] {Aberrancy of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

    Universalium

  • 38Virtue — • According to its etymology the word virtue (Latin virtus) signifies manliness or courage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virtue     Virtue      …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 39Approaches to International Law — Discourse of legal processes within the global setting has produced varied theories, principles and practices expressed as distinct approaches to International Law. Several of these proposed approaches are domestic practices reconstructed for… …

    Wikipedia

  • 40lapse — lapser, n. /laps/, n., v., lapsed, lapsing. n. 1. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice. 2. a slip or error,… …

    Universalium