independent

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A spokesperson for the judiciary said: "Judges and magistrates sentence according to the law set by Parliament and the sentencing guidelines set by the independent Sentencing Council."

From BBC

Buckley, who stood for the Greater Manchester mayoral elections as an independent, said he wants to clamp down on knife crime and anti-social behaviour.

From BBC

Reports from independent media in Russia suggested he had been photographing and sending classified information with his phone.

From Barron's

Mulino condemned the threat, insisting that Panama was a country that upholds the rule of law "and respects the decisions of the judiciary, which is independent of the central government."

From Barron's

Bessent responded that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees bank license applications, was an independent entity before the testimony descended into a shouting match.

From The Wall Street Journal