approbation
approval; commendation; praise
arbitrary
not restrained or limited in the exercise of power; based on or determined by individual preference or convenience rather than by necessity or the intrinsic nature of something
bona fide
made in good faith without fraud or deceit; sincere
caeteris paribus
a Latin phrase, literally translated as "with other things the same," or "all other things being equal or held constant"
collusion
secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
concupiscence
strong desire; especially : sexual desire
conjugal
of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations
declination
a turning aside or swerving
edict
a proclamation having the force of law; order; command
encroachment
to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
endeavor
to attempt (as the fulfillment of an obligation) by exertion of effort
enmity
positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
espouse
to take up and support as a cause; become attached to
exigencies
those which are required in a particular situation; things which require immediate aid or action
exorbitance
excessive or gross deviation from rule, right, or propriety
extemporary
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment; impromptu
fiduciary
held or founded in trust or confidence
heady
willful; rash; impetuous
imperious
befitting or characteristic of one of eminent rank or attainments; commanding; dominant; marked by arrogant assurance
insolence
a state of being insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct
jurisdiction
the authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate; the power or right to exercise authority
maladministration
incorrect administration (as of a drug or a law)
noxious
disagreeable; obnoxious; physically harmful or destructive to living beings
penury
a cramping and oppressive lack of resources
posterity
the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generations
promiscuous
indiscriminate
promulgated
to make (as a doctrine) known by open declaration
rapine
pillage; plunder
redress
relief from distress; compensation for wrong or loss; reparation
salus populi suprema lex
Latin for "Let the good of the people be the supreme law" or "The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law"; from Cicero’s De Legibus
straitening
restricting in freedom or scope
superintend
to have or exercise the charge and oversight of; direct
tacit
implied or indicated (as by an act or by silence) but not actually expressed
vacuis locis
a Latin phrase, meaning “in empty places”
wantonness
a state of being hard to control; undisciplined; unruly
wresting
gaining with difficulty by or as if by force, violence, or determined labor
