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  • noun The quality of being willful; obstinacy

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  • noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

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Examples

  • First, the court held that — given the 1999 amendments to the Lanham Act, and despite some older precedent — willfulness is not a prerequisite to an accounting of profits, and anyway Schneider had enough evidence of willfulness to go to a jury.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • "I suppose you could describe my father as puckish," says the character known as Moth, but as the father's willfulness is recalled, the narrative wisely guides you to contemplate the spat between Oberon and Titania as they wrangle over a changeling boy.

    Theater review: 'On the Fringe: Eye on Edinburgh' at the Kennedy Center Nelson Pressley 2010

  • The new ruling, the latest in many legal skirmishes between the two companies, came after a change in the federal law regarding "willfulness" was announced in an unrelated appellate case involving Seagate Technologies Inc.

    Broadcom Accepts Reduction 2007

  • So-called "willfulness" is a will in which the volitional power has not yet been balanced with this inhibitive power.

    Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium Jessie Hubbell Bancroft

  • Much of the latest decision is identical to the December document, except for an expanded explanation of the three-judge panel's decision to uphold the "willfulness" issue.

    Netflash Nancy Gohring 2010

  • Court Judge S. Thomas Anderson for an expanded definition of the term "willfulness," a term included in the jury instructions.

    Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories 2010

  • Much of the latest decision is identical to the December document, except for an expanded explanation of the three-judge panel's decision to uphold the "willfulness" issue.

    PCWorld 2010

  • Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith said Wednesday that the fact officers advised Dingle not to drive during the domestic dispute adds to the "willfulness" of her actions.

    detnews.com - Nation-World 2009

  • Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith said Wednesday that the fact officers advised Dingle not to drive during the domestic dispute adds to the "willfulness" of her actions.

    detnews.com - Nation-World 2009

  • FCRA litigation developments, including the "willfulness" issue, to your advantage when defending cases

    Class Action Fairness Act Blog 2008

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