declination
Example Sentences
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“The evidence does not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the photograph was taken for a purpose unrelated to official duties,” the D.A. declination memo says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
To conduct its analysis, ProPublica obtained declination data from the DOJ and the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, a center that obtains data through Freedom of Information Act requests.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026
The judge then said it was a yes-or-no question, and eventually Lemons said yes, a declination memo had existed.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Rep. Kevin Kiley, California Republican, asked Heritage Foundation legal fellow Charles Stimson how the District’s prosecutors’ 66% declination rate in the past year compares with other jurisdictions around the country.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2023
The various declination of the needle under different meridians was first discovered by Sebastian Cabbott, and its inclination to the nearer pole by our countryman Robert Norman.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
