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  • n  the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

  • But the sweet willfulness Knightley shows as the upper-crust Circe, and then her little-girl hurt at being betrayed, make this a performance worth rewarding.
  • To nail a violator of these laws requires proof of willfulness.
  • Sanford told reporters the affair had begun "very innocently," which reveals that he still hasn't been honest with himself about the willfulness of his actions.
News & Articles

  • Bruce Dern gives the performance of a lifetime in brilliant 'Nebraska'
    'Nebraska' is a wistful tale of family ties and economic hardship shot in crisp black and white. Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) is its most indelible character, a befuddled, laconic curmudgeon who is also vaguely childlike in his bouts of docility and irrational willfulness.
    Nov. 27, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
  • FBAR: Revised IRS Penalty Appeals Procedures
    The revised IRM added that IRS Counsel memo is needed for willful penalties over $10,000. The involvement of IRS Counsel in determining appropriate elements of willfulness could be significant. A non-willful civil penalty not to exceed $10,000, may be imposed on any person who violates or causes any violation of the FBAR filing and recordkeeping requirements of 31 U.S.C. § § 5314 and 5321(a)(5 ...
    Nov. 25, 2013 - Forbes
Quotes

  • Phil Jackson in Los Angeles Times
    Well, there is a willfulness that you have to have in this game,Jackson said. "There's also flexibility. The willfulness carries the day most of the time, about 80% of the time."
  • Shira Scheindlin in Lexology (registration)
    For example, after Judge Scheindlin wrote that "the failure to collect records- either paper or electronic - from key players constitutes gross negligence or willfulness, as does the destruction of email or backup tapes after the duty to preserve...
  • Nicole Kidman in People Magazine
    I left her for a moment at the hairdresser, and came back and it was blue,Kidman said of her daughter's hair. "I've always kind of had a willful streak myself, so I actually like to have a daughter that's got some willfulness."

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