illegal

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

"Of course, until yesterday the prime minister was claiming that this leadership had brought order to the chaos of illegal subsidies," it said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The organisation called the process illegal and said it would challenge it in court.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Anyway, he’s done bad things. He made magic use illegal, and he called for the extermination of dragons.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack