unlawfulness
Example Sentences
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"It's very low on the Richter scale of unlawfulness and there may be a public interest," he explained.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
“That unlawfulness — of seizing U.S. business interests, nationalizing them, in a way that was not in accordance with the required procedures — is not a basis for using force,” Schmitt said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
“We’re not going to allow any unlawfulness and any disruption of any celebration of one’s heritage in this city,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a security briefing.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
This dynamic owes mostly to the gray zone of intent and unlawfulness surrounding activities in the context of high government office.
From Slate ● May 18, 2017
He remonstrated with Albuquerque upon the unlawfulness of his conduct; but he found that tyrant too much engrossed with the sordid love of acquiring gold for his remonstrances to be of any effect.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
