by reason of
Example Sentences
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They have “the right to own, use, develop and control the lands, territories and resources that they possess by reason of traditional ownership or other traditional occupation or use.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
An IT specialist working for MI5 on a contract who disclosed intelligence information to a "foreign power" has been found "not guilty by reason of insanity" by an Old Bailey jury.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
It’s also possible the case will go to trial and he could be found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed as opposed to serving jail time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
Her lawyers had argued she was not guilty by reason of insanity and that the death of her husband in 2017 sent her into a depressive spiral.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
But he was often talked at, while they were in progress, by reason of Mrs. Joe’s perceiving that he was not favourable to my being taken from the forge.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
