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on the grounds
adverb as in therefore
Example Sentences
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., had pressured the House Ethics Committee not to release its ethics report on Gaetz on the grounds that he was no longer under their purview.
Papaipit Linse pleaded not guilty to murder at Swansea Crown Court on Friday, but admitted the manslaughter of Louis Linse on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
The others spoke to the BBC anonymously on the grounds that they were taking part in ongoing negotiations.
Russia has deployed landmines liberally since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 but international objections to the use of such weapons on the grounds that they pose a risk to civilians had prevented the Biden administration from signing off on them.
Trump's lawyers want a judge to overturn his New York conviction on the grounds of presidential immunity, and because of his impending term in the White House.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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