Wilful in a sentence

According to the RBI’s Master Circular on wilful defaulters, once the bank declares a borrower wilful defaulter, no additional funding facility should be granted by any bank to the listed wilful defaulter.

A 'wilful' fire which was started near Glasgow has sparked a police probe.

But wilful damage (by self and even others) is not covered along with negligence and natural wear and tear.

He pleaded guilty at the County Court of Victoria to sexual assault of a child under 16, common law assault, trespass, wilful damage and committing the offences while on bail.

He said the major challenges confronting the commission includes wilful destruction of its facilities and the number of taxes imposed on telecommunication companies.

Indeed, CNN headlines the Ukrainian-Russian war as “Russia’s War on Ukraine,” thus positioning Ukraine as the underdog that is suffering under the wilful temperament of the bully Russian superdog.

New Mexico's worker safety agency in April fined the film's production company $137,000 for what they described as "wilful" safety lapses.

Police are treating the blaze as "wilful" and they want to speak to a man dressed in black who was seen in the area at the time.

Police in Buckie are investigating a wilful fire-raising incident.

Prosecuting for the Environment Agency, solicitor Sarah Dunne, told the court that Exhaust Tyres and Batteries (Worcester) Ltd had shown ‘wilful blindness’.

She was arrested and charged with wilful obstruction of the highway, a criminal offence.

There was also no evidence he had been wilful or grossly negligent, as was required by the code of conduct to justify a breach finding.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the strikes an act of "wilful terror" and said that his country will "continue to work to unite the world in defence against Russian terror".

Wilful blindness to left-wing hate has allowed it to fester.

As Cressida’s obsession grows, Rowan maintains a wilful blindness to female vulnerability, but when she accuses him of the crime, he realises that, having got blackout drunk on the night in question, he has no recollection of his actions.

Buhagiar was separately charged with slightly injuring the male shop worker by putting the knife to his back, failing to obey legitimate police orders, wilful damage to third-party property as well as breaching bail.

He said: “This is a clear case of wilful endangerment of passenger safety.

Police said the fire is being treated as "wilful" and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

The court noted Dedhia’s “deliberate, wilful and contumacious conduct” and highlighted his breach of undertakings given to court.

What’s particularly galling is that Eloise’s wilful ignorance betrays her own character development, and paints her as an entirely disingenuous self-empowered heroine.