invoked
Example Sentences
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Lee also took issue with Mitchell not testifying at the hearing and the dozens of times he invoked legislative privilege during a deposition ahead of the hearing.
From Los Angeles Times
The investigating panel said Batuk had "persistently" declined to appear before the committee and instead "invoked claims of diplomatic immunity".
From BBC
Although judges have twice ordered her release on bond, ICE has invoked rarely used “administrative stays” to keep her in captivity.
From Los Angeles Times
Some sources have also invoked the existence of an unofficial truce between the jihadists and the government, explaining the calm felt in the capital.
From Barron's
He invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in response to a subpoena for documents and questions in a deposition in the New York lawsuit against Indyke and Kahn filed last year.
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