illegal

Example Sentences

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The appeals court ruled that Keenan couldn’t use the gun as evidence because police had conducted an illegal search, forcing Keenan to dismiss the case.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Many of them—instituted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act—were deemed illegal by the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

In a March ruling unsealed Thursday, a federal judge found that Border Patrol agents had continued making illegal arrests in California’s Central Valley without reasonable suspicion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

For their part, European leaders have come out staunchly against a war they weren’t consulted on, and which they see as both illegal and ill-advised.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It is illegal for her to hire any of us, but still she is here.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads