unlawfulness
Example Sentences
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“That unlawfulness — of seizing U.S. business interests, nationalizing them, in a way that was not in accordance with the required procedures — is not a basis for using force,” Schmitt said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
“We’re not going to allow any unlawfulness and any disruption of any celebration of one’s heritage in this city,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a security briefing.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
In the ruling, Sir Peter rejected the Duke's case, finding that there had not been any unlawfulness in reaching the decision to downgrade Prince Harry's security status, and that any departure from policy was justified.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
But to do each of these things requires defining unlawfulness down and also defining oversight down.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2020
Another stumblingblock hindering the beginnings of modern medicine and surgery, was the theory regarding the unlawfulness of meddling with the bodies of the dead.
From The Necessity of Atheism by Brooks, David Marshall
