unconscionable

• What is unconscionable, as Zipes points out, is the collusion between schools and corporations in "sponsoring" efforts such as the Scholastic "Book" Club, where much of what is offered to children --Goosebumps books, Harry Potter diaries, those interminable girl's series books is no better than a literary Happy Meal. —  F ;SF - vol 101 issue 03 - September 2001
• The credit reductions are "unconscionable," given Chase's receipt of $25 billion in government bailout funds to allow it to continue to lend money, Kimball says. —  FindLaw News - Top Stories
• We find that having excised the dispute resolution provision as unconscionable, the balance of the agreement stands on its own. —  Groklaw
• The account is "unconscionable, and therefore, unenforceable because Valentina knowingly and unfairly took advantage of Lee's lack of knowledge, ability, and / or capacity when Valentina created the account," the civil lawsuit says. —  Sigmund, Carl and Alfred
• A reprieve from paying a previously calculated equalization payment only comes if Ontario courts find the change in asset value "unconscionable," a term that is not the same as unfair and means it has to "be shocking to the conscience of the court," Mr. Sadvari explains. —  The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed

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