unlawful act
Example Sentences
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"It was an unlawful act, for the US to return him to the country where he could not be returned," said Amelia Wilson, director of the Immigration Justice Clinic at Pace University.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
Behavior that rises to a “true threat” must be a “serious expression of intent to commit an unlawful act of violence targeted to a group or individual,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
"The unlawful act of blocking streets in the downtown core is resulting in people being denied the lawful use, enjoyment and operation of their property," police said.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2022
Cheryl Sullenger wrote that because of Braid’s “defiant attitude and his unlawful act, he has committed unprofessional conduct.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2021
And Winthrop says that the magistrates decided that the Negroes, "having been procured not honestly by purchase, but by the unlawful act of kidnaping," should be returned to their native country.
From History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams
