unlawfulness

Example Sentences

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“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

But the judge ruled last year there had been no unlawfulness in the decision-making or anything that could be called irrational in the changes to Prince Harry's security in February 2020.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

But the true scope of their unlawfulness can only be appreciated by viewing them collectively.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025

There’s been a climate of fear and rampant unlawfulness downtown for years now, which must change.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2020

It is not true that we must choose between the denial or the unlawfulness of leisure; thanks to rent and its natural duration, leisure may arise from labour and saving.

From Essays on Political Economy by Bastiat, Frédéric