unlawfully
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“The DMV acted irresponsibly, carelessly and unlawfully by keeping the public in the dark.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Most EU goods face a 10% tariff rate, while U.S. importers collect refunds on some €31 billion in unlawfully levied duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Simon pursued legal action and on Monday his lawyer David Welsh told a court hearing that the venue had conceded it had acted unlawfully.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The industry regulator is considering revised applications for the £8.7bn project off Shetland and the Jackdaw gas field after a court ruled that they had been unlawfully approved.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It would seem, therefore, that somehow or other a part of them had been unlawfully abstracted by someone during the first years.
From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
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