by law
Example Sentences
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The order can be served by law enforcement, a paid registered process server or a third party, such as a friend or family member.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
Universities receiving federal funds have been required by law since 1986 to report foreign gifts and contracts totaling $250,000 or more annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
And in a country where men and women had equal constitutional rights by law, letting girls into after-school flying clubs fulfilled Komsomol requirements, so they couldn’t be turned away.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
