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词汇 example_english_improper-purpose
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improper purpose

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meanings of improperand purpose


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improper
adjective
uk /ɪmˈprɒp.ər/ us /ɪmˈprɑː.pɚ/
formal
dishonest and against a law or ...
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purpose
noun
uk /ˈpɜː.pəs/ us /ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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Examples of improper purpose


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It ought not to be possible for anybody to make a private limited company for any improperpurpose.
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We will not sell to a country that will use arms for an improperpurpose.
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I am informed that this is considered a serious prison offence, pointing to some improperpurpose.
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They seem to think that retribution is almost an improperpurpose of punishment.
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He said that there was no evidence of improperpurpose, no set pattern or bias towards marginal wards.
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It might be a company which is used for a very improperpurpose.
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Therefore, if a station existed for an improperpurpose, he could close it down by refusing a licence.
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There is no question of bail being used for any improperpurpose, and indeed it is difficult to see how it could be.
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I also think that if an undergraduate of twenty loitered in a public place for an improperpurpose he, if found guilty, would be sent down.
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It would be "working the apparatus" if it were put up for the express purpose of getting into communication with some outside centre for an improperpurpose.
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Note that the improperpurpose or the irrelevant consideration must be such as to materially influence the decision.
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However, the right is not absolute and may be denied when the entity seeking to view the records has an improperpurpose.
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Second, we have found no evidence that information contained in the files of former officials was used for an improperpurpose.
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Where the improperpurpose is not of such material influence, the authority may be held to be acting within its lawful discretion.
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But if the sole purpose was to destroy a voting majority, or block a takeover bid, that would be an improperpurpose.
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Simply because a transaction is entered for an improperpurpose does not make it ultra vires.
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To his bitter dismay, his captain had it removed instantly saying he was sure the topmen would use it for an improperpurpose.
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Constitutionally improper purposes need not be prejudiced or immoral.
About 1780, one captain removed a canvas voice pipe installed by an imaginative midshipman saying he was sure the topmen would use it for an improperpurpose.
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Petitioning is immune from liability even if there is an improperpurpose or motive.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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