What is the meaning of the term "reprehensible"?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hoem v. Hoem, 1998 CanLII 3822 (BC SC):
The term "reprehensible" was considered by Esson C.J.S.C. (as he then was) in Leung v. Leung (1993), 77 B.C.L.R. (2d) 314 where at p. 315 he stated: But "reprehensible" is a word of wide meaning. It can include conduct which is scandalous, outrageous or constitutes misbehaviour: but it also includes milder forms of misconduct. It means simply "deserving of reproof or rebuke".
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