lawfulness
Example Sentences
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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
Families felt so let down they lodged judicial review proceedings to challenge the lawfulness of the SAI review and ensure a proper investigation took place.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
The order prevents the Pentagon from moving ahead with its punishment of the Arizona Democrat while he challenges the lawfulness of the sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 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
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
