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(obsolete) A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.

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why-not

Source Word

why-not

Noun

obsolete

(obsolete) A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）理由付けなく突然、かつ一方的に行われる、暴力的または断定的な手続き・出来事。 / （古風な用法で）何の根拠もなく起こる、急激かつ決定的な現象や行い。

When the council resorted to a why-not to expel the dissenters, no justification was recorded and the townspeople trembled.

評議会が異論を唱える者を追放するために理由を示さない暴力的で断固とした手続きを採ったとき、正当な理由は記録されず、町の人々は震え上がった。

Sense（1）

(obsolete) A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned reason; a sudden conclusive happening.

When the church / Was taken with a why-not in the lurch.