particularized

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Instead, it argues that immigration officers are violating a federal statute that permits a warrantless arrest only when agents have “reason to believe,” supported by particularized evidence, that an individual is in the country unlawfully.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025

The ruling permits federal agents to resume raids across Los Angeles and surrounding counties — raids where people are seized with no warrant, no particularized cause for suspicion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

In her order, Cannon wrote that the government's request to keep the list of witnesses secret "does not offer a particularized basis to justify sealing the list from public view."

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2023

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit revived the case in 2020, concluding: "A rebuffed request for information to which the requester is statutorily entitled is a concrete, particularized and individualized personal injury."

From Reuters • Jun. 26, 2023

Although Peter Pape had signaled Broadway in general with what he liked to call the “high sign,” his desire for adventure had particularized.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel