Both Uses of
arbitrary
in
Don Quixote
- Arbitrary law had not yet established itself in the mind of the judge, for then there was no cause to judge and no one to be judged.†
Chpt 1.11-12 *arbitrary = based on chance or impulse
- Never go by arbitrary law, which is so much favoured by ignorant men who plume themselves on cleverness.†
Chpt 2.41-42
Definition:
based on chance or impulse (rather than upon reasoning, consistent rules, or a proper sense of fairness)