Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being incorrigible; incapability of correction or amendment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state or quality of being incorrigible.
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- noun The condition of being
incorrigible .
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Examples
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New crimes by the dozen were invented for the young that had never been considered crimes by adults: playing ball on the street, staying out late, consorting with older men, truancy, immorality, and the all-encompassing "incorrigibility" -- all basically crimes against the self, not others -- often resulting in standard sentences of three years or more.
Dr. Robert Epstein: Juvenile Injustice: The Scandal in Pennsylvania Is the Tip of an Ugly Iceberg 2009
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"incorrigibility" and then committed to Norristown State Hospital.
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I spent a couple hours in a jail cell after one arrest and a life-transforming month in a juvenile shelter after a parental conflict over my incorrigibility.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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I spent a couple hours in a jail cell after one arrest and a life-transforming month in a juvenile shelter after a parental conflict over my incorrigibility.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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I spent a couple hours in a jail cell after one arrest and a life-transforming month in a juvenile shelter after a parental conflict over my incorrigibility.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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It was at the beginning of my incorrigibility, shortly after my entrance to prison, when I was weaving my loom task of
Chapter 7 2010
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I spent a couple hours in a jail cell after one arrest and a life-transforming month in a juvenile shelter after a parental conflict over my incorrigibility.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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As I told Warden Atherton, when my incorrigibility had become so notorious that he had me in on the carpet in his private office to plead with me; as I told him then:
Chapter 2 2010
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I spent a couple hours in a jail cell after one arrest and a life-transforming month in a juvenile shelter after a parental conflict over my incorrigibility.
Christine A. Scheller: 'Felon' Is The New N-Word Christine A. Scheller 2011
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What appears at first as a touching moment of grace reveals itself to be a searing commentary on the human condition, the incorrigibility of man, and the futility of high expectations.
The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010
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