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

There’s been a climate of fear and rampant unlawfulness downtown for years now, which must change.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2020

This dynamic owes mostly to the gray zone of intent and unlawfulness surrounding activities in the context of high government office.

From Slate • May 18, 2017

Our refusal is necessary, because of the unlawfulness of the ceremonies which we refuse, so that we may not receive them, but must refuse them, notwithstanding of any scandal which can follow upon our refusal.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George