lawfulness
Example Sentences
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The former prince is understood to be challenging the lawfulness of the search warrants related to his arrest in February.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Some councils affected by those plans, including Kent and Leicestershire, had threatened similar bids to challenge the lawfulness of the decision-making process.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
His lawyer has said he will challenge "the lawfulness and fairness of the decision".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Put simply, a habeas corpus petition is a written request from an inmate to a court challenging the lawfulness of their government detention.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Instead, crime reports were sensationalized and offered as further evidence of the breakdown in lawfulness, morality, and social stability in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
