All 3 Uses of
inconsistent
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- Secondly, that 'criminal and civil jurisdiction ought not to belong to the Church, and is inconsistent with its nature, both as a divine institution and as an organization of men for religious objects,' and, finally, in the third place, 'the Church is a kingdom not of this world.'†
Chpt 2 *
- In such cases the first duty, the chief task of the investigating lawyers, is to prevent the criminal being prepared, to pounce upon him unexpectedly so that he may blurt out his cherished ideas in all their simplicity, improbability and inconsistency.†
Chpt 12
- I know the prisoner: the savage, stony heartlessness ascribed to him by the prosecutor is inconsistent with his character.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(inconsistent) not the same in different parts or at different times
or:
not in agreement [with something else]