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
Morey said she did not believe the post was targeted enough at specific people with a serious intent to commit an unlawful act of violence to rise to the level of an actionable “true threat.”
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
Fletcher, which does not permit the defendant to go forward with proof, short of vis maior or the unanticipated unlawful act of a third person beyond defendant's control.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
