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probity

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Probity  \Prob"i*ty\,  n.  [F.  probit['e],  fr  L.  probitas  fr 
  probus  good,  proper,  honest.  Cf  {Prove}.] 
  Tried  virtue  or  integrity;  approved  moral  excellence; 
  honesty;  rectitude;  uprightness.  ``Probity  of  mind.''  --Pope. 
 
  Syn:  {Probity},  {Integrity}. 
 
  Usage:  Probity  denotes  unimpeachable  honesty  and  virtue, 
  shown  especially  by  the  performance  of  those 
  obligations,  called  imperfect,  which  the  laws  of  the 
  state  do  not  reach,  and  can  not  enforce.  Integrity 
  denotes  a  whole-hearted  honesty,  and  especially  that 
  which  excludes  all  injustice  that  might  favor  one's 
  self  It  has  a  peculiar  reference  to  uprightness  in 
  mutual  dealings,  transfer  of  property,  and  the 
  execution  of  trusts  for  others 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  probity 
  n  :  complete  and  confirmed  integrity




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