Frailty

Definitions

1. The condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; weakness of resolution; liability to be deceived.
   uncountable
2. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of infirmity.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“the limitations and restraints of civil government, and a legal constitution, may be defended, either from reason⟳, which reflecting on the great frailty and corruption of human nature, teaches, that no man can safely be trusted with unlimited authority ;”

“For all their frailty at the back, Arsenal possessed genuine menace in attack and they carved through Chelsea with ease to restore⟳ parity nine minutes before half-time. Aaron Ramsey's pass⟳ was perfection and Gervinho took the unselfish option to set⟳ up Van Persie for a tap-in.”

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