unlawfulness

Example Sentences

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“That unlawfulness — of seizing U.S. business interests, nationalizing them, in a way that was not in accordance with the required procedures — is not a basis for using force,” Schmitt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

The force said "several acts of unlawfulness continue to be actively investigated" by its officers.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

“We’re not going to allow any unlawfulness and any disruption of any celebration of one’s heritage in this city,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a security briefing.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

But to do each of these things requires defining unlawfulness down and also defining oversight down.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2020

He would not allow that there had been any real unlawfulness or irregularity in their dispossession, but as a matter of personal feeling he disliked the idea of accepting promotion under such circumstances.

From The English Church in the Eighteenth Century by Abbey, Charles J. (Charles John)