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Postpartum psychosis, the basis of her defense, was diagnosed by Dr. Phillip Resnick and Dr. Paul Zeizel, who testified on her behalf.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Asian Law Caucus and Sikh Coalition sued California’s DMV on behalf of drivers who faced cancellation of their licenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The National Trust's case was brought on behalf of member Alison Hoagland, a Washington resident who claims that seeing the finished ballroom would result in damage to her "aesthetic, cultural, and historical interests."
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
"We cannot say, on behalf of the government, whether there was genocide," Marianne Paviasen told reporters.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“These petitions are signed by 100,000 men and women, who...ask nothing less than universal emancipation,” said Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, who presented the petitions on behalf of the Loyal League.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing behalf
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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