irregularity

noun

ir·reg·u·lar·i·ty | \ i-ˌre-gyə-ˈler-ə-tē ,

ˌi(r)- , -ˈla-rə- \

plural irregularities

Definition of irregularity

1 : something that is irregular (such as improper or dishonest conduct) alleged irregularities in the city government

2 : the quality or state of being irregular

3 : constipation

Examples of irregularity in a Sentence

the irregularity of his behavior He is suffering from irregularity.

Recent Examples on the Web

The level of defaults was higher than what the company had set aside for repurchases, and the accounting irregularities dried up the company’s access to financing. — Julie Wernau, WSJ, "CEO of Busted Subprime Lender Now Seeding Mortgage-Related Startups," 23 June 2018 Those irregularities, as well as reports of voter intimidation and vote buying, will be impossible to detect in a recount, according to Vian al-Sheikh Ali, director of the election monitoring group Tammuz. — NBC News, "Iraq set for election recount amid fraud claims," 22 June 2018 Getty Images There were some irregularities with the vote. — Alex Ward, Vox, "9 questions about the 2018 World Cup you were too embarrassed to ask," 12 June 2018 The website also said Wiese asked the company to cover a margin call on his behalf after Steinhoff reported the accounting irregularities in December. — Loni Prinsloo, Bloomberg.com, "Steinhoff Says Payments to Ex-Chairman Broke Company Rules," 10 Apr. 2018 Prepa’s executive director during the storm, Ricardo Ramos, resigned after irregularities emerged in how the Whitefish deal was awarded and priced, and his successor stepped aside to make way for Mr. Higgins. — Andrew Scurria, WSJ, "Puerto Rico Power Utility CEO Resigns After Less Than Four Months on Job," 11 July 2018 The probe involves irregularities related to absentee ballots, which fall under Jones Sr. — Stephen Deere, ajc, "Atlanta mayor’s campaign paid firm registered to election official," 9 July 2018 But the euphoria over that milestone was quickly overshadowed by the charges of voter irregularities that surfaced on the day of the election and grew louder in the weeks that followed. — NBC News, "Iraq set for election recount amid fraud claims," 22 June 2018 Still, for a team that has a dozen names on the disabled list, has had eight of its top nine starting pitchers miss time and has employed a baseball-high 46 players, any irregularities concerning Trout are, in fact, quite concerning. — Jeff Miller, latimes.com, "Half a Trout is still a pretty large fish," 21 June 2018

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