unlawfully

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The commission also said Coupang had "unlawfully collected the online activity records of about 11.17 million users on third-party websites and apps, and stored them in a database in a state that allowed individual identification".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But Rooke-Ley and other critics say these organizations can use loopholes to unlawfully control the practices and evade restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Vasquez is seeking damages “in the form of unpaid wages, meal and rest period premium pay, unreimbursed business expenses, unpaid sick leave, and all other compensation unlawfully withheld.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Hochstein, 43, and her former partner Jody Glidden, 52, were booked on felony charges of unlawfully intercepting oral statements from the Miami housewife’s ex-husband Leonard “Lenny” Hochstein.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Not only had he escaped the penalty due to his sins, but his property, which was forfeit to Church and State, had unlawfully descended to his heirs, and must be recovered from them.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles