lawful
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“Following multiple fraudulent statements on his application to become a Lawful Permanent Resident, he was determined to be in the country illegally and removable on June 27,” the Homeland Security release stated.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025
“Every training conducted by those of us doing such training included instruction about behavior, and that they must be ‘Peaceful, Lawful, Honest,’” Mitchell wrote in the conservative online publication The Federalist.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022
Lawful discharges may occur if a pollution source obtains a permit under either Section 404 of the Act for dredged or fill material, or Section 402 for other pollutants.
From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2022
Lawful age assessments take weeks to conduct and must be carried out by two social workers with an appropriate adult present.
From BBC • May 11, 2022
Lawful born or come-by-chance, the child's a little gentleman, an' different from the others.
From True Tilda by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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