What is the meaning of the word “reprehensible” in the context of reprehensible conduct?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Schmidt v. Canada, 2002 BCSC 1738 (CanLII):
In Leung v. Leung (1993), 77 B.C.L.R. (2d) 305 at 314 (S.C.), Esson C.J.S.C. (as he then was) defined “reprehensible” as simply meaning “deserving of reproof or rebuke.”
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