Both Uses of
irrefutable
in
Crime and Punishment
- And do you suppose, from the character of our legal system, that they will accept, or that they are in a position to accept, this fact—resting simply on a psychological impossibility—as irrefutable and conclusively breaking down the circumstantial evidence for the prosecution?†
Chpt 2.4
- I should like to make a chain of evidence such as twice two are four, it ought to be a direct, irrefutable proof!†
Chpt 4.5 *
Definition:
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(irrefutable) not refutable; impossible to deny or disprove