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 will not consent to fait accompli and unlawfulness on the island.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2020

For the rest, I regard it as superfluous to show that all this completely agrees with what was said above about the unlawfulness of the lie and of violence.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur