lawfulness

Example Sentences

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Before the captor could take title to a vessel, he would have to bring the ship into port and have it condemned before a prize court, which would determine the lawfulness of the capture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In his ruling, the judge upheld challenges about an unreasonable delay or failure to grant the men permits to visit the territory and the lawfulness of the removal orders.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

As these strikes have escalated, questions have only increased around their lawfulness.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

The General Court -- the lower chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union -- said Amazon contested the lawfulness that imposed "specific obligations of transparency, cooperation and access to data".

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Instead, crime reports were sensationalized and offered as further evidence of the breakdown in lawfulness, morality, and social stability in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander