by law
Example Sentences
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Any such payment would in any case require congressional authorization, as the US Constitution bars the president from spending Treasury funds without an appropriation made by law.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
In Zvernec, because it was a rigidly protected area for environmental conservation by law, people did receive titles, but those titles didn’t permit them to develop their property however they wanted.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
“The agency is prohibited by law from engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Flock announced new safeguards earlier this month to prevent misuse and cut how long data is retained, and Langley apologized for abuses by law enforcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In Britain and the British Empire the Gregorian calendar, the calendar we use now, was introduced by law in 1752.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
