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impertinence

 
Dictionary: im·per·ti·nence   (ĭm-pûr'tn-əns) pronunciation
n.
  1. The quality or condition of being impertinent, especially:
    1. Insolence.
    2. Irrelevance.
  2. An impertinent act or statement.

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n

Definition: boldness
Antonyms: humility, manners, politeness


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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Irrelevancy; the flaw of bearing no reasonable relationship to the issues or proceeding at hand.

An impertinent question is one that is immaterial or has no logical relation to the issue or controversy before the court.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Rudeness.

pronunciation It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. — Mark Twain (1835-1910), American writer, pen name for Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

 
 
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