unlawful
Example Sentences
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Chatfield left the UFW in 1973, a year after helping defeat a proposition that would’ve made specific labor strikes and boycotts unlawful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The filming would only be unlawful if it could be seen as harassment, stalking, if the footage is voyeuristic, or in circumstances where there would be a reasonable expectation of privacy.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“The investigation may point to the unlawful transfer abroad of specialized intellectual property and trade secrets,” prosecutors said in a statement on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
In 2022, a Dutch court ordered the Netherlands to compensate the relatives of victims of a deadly airstrike in Afghanistan in 2007 that was deemed unlawful.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
No one knew with certainty what law they were breaking, but it seemed unlawful somehow.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
