lawfulness

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Before the captor could take title to a vessel, he would have to bring the ship into port and have it condemned before a prize court, which would determine the lawfulness of the capture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Third principle: The Manual continues: “The lawfulness of an order is a question of law to be determined by the military judge.”

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

The General Court -- the lower chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union -- said Amazon contested the lawfulness that imposed "specific obligations of transparency, cooperation and access to data".

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Judicial reviews challenge the lawfulness of the way in which a decision has been made by a public body.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

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