How To Use Legality In A Sentence

Third, this paper gives standard in reviewing of evidence in customs law enforcement, this is, legality, objectivity, adequacy, certifiable and the exclusion of illegal evidence, etc.
At his behest, the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe has been looking at the legality of the EU constitution and it has now announced that it would not rule on it until after there was a final decision on the fate of the EU treaty. Germany to dump EU constitution?
He had only been given a later assurance of legality, which contained none of the caveats.
I am not arguing the legality per se but the use of the term hack or hacker. Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com
But golf officials suspected that some club faces had been resharpened and were often verging on illegality.

He has tried to discredit the legality of parliament's inquiry, largely by concentrating on minor technical issues.
In such circumstances, neither refusal nor apparent grant of consent would necessarily be the factor that governed the legality of the conduct in question. Times, Sunday Times
It is deeply regrettable that both before and since those two spills occurred, much more oil has been spilt due to illegality. Times, Sunday Times
As to the latter, Judge Berzon in her opinion said, “Here, however, Coalition has not proven except by assertion that the remaining detainees have no relationship with anyone who could appropriately serve to litigate the legality of the detention.” The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
With hindsight, we know how his moral instinct trumped the evidence for the war and its legality.
It seems to me that there must be cases when illegality can affect a letter of credit.
One cannot dispute the illegality of last Monday's protests.
He was unsettled by the reaction to his initial internal inquiries about the legality of the flexible underfloor system on the new Ferrari. Times, Sunday Times
Six journalists sought to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.
But this short and easy method with those who take their stand on coercion and illegality was scouted by the Radical M.P. He pointed out with the same lucidity and precision with which he would have stated a case to a leading counsel, the facts (first) that the right-of-way was not only claimed, but existed; (second) that the threatening notice was inoperative; (third) that an action lay against any person who attempted to deforce the passage of any individual; (fourth) that the road in question was the only way to kirk and market for a very considerable part of the strath, that therefore the right-of-way was inalienable; and Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895
I have read most of his books, and I think that he brilliantly attacked the illegality of the income tax.
They employ the foul the wing back tactic more than most teams and their toughness skirts on the legality border.
A hearing is likely today at which he can challenge the legality of his detention. The Sun
The closure becomes effective only after the public has been notified about its legality through the government gazette or through local newspaper adverts.
Six journalists sought to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.
In the many letters the SPLC found, Tanton wrote friendly correspondences to prominent white supremacists, mused whether Latinos were 'educable' and even officially queried the state of Michigan about the legality of forced sterilisation. Global Issues News Headlines
THE legality of how the Government's medicines watchdog rations drugs is to be challenged in court for the first time. Times, Sunday Times
Therefore, it all dates back to the illegality of the magistrates.
The city attorney rarely takes a position on the legality of proposed ballot measures before they qualify.
He also questioned the legality of the deal, which was conducted without consultation. Times, Sunday Times
There is even a legality attached to this aspect of what architects do: unlike a contractor, an architect cannot put a lien against a building if a client does not pay.
(Potere Operaio, No. 61, July 16, 1973) Even as late as November 1978, after the kidnapping and killing of Aldo Moro, Negri's own magazine, Rosso (Red), far from condemning the escalating violence of the Red Brigades, wrote: "In claiming as its own all militant actions on the proletarian side, the movement must relaunch the initiative on the terrain of organized counterpower and mass illegality. 'Apocalypse Soon': An Exchange
Far from that, it begins questioning Lettres-de-Cachet generally, their legality, endurability; emits dolorous objurgation, petition on petition to have its three Martyrs delivered; cannot, till that be complied with, so much as think of examining the Protestant Edict, but puts it off always 'till this day week.' The French Revolution
Preliminary rulings are important as a method of indirect challenge to the legality of Community action.
This was rejected by Russia, which questioned the legality of the move. Times, Sunday Times
His compilation is the first to cite a comprehensive list of specific war crimes in four categories — illegality of the decision to go to war, misconduct during war, mistreatment of prisoners of war, and misgovernment in the American occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Matthew Yglesias » The Embrace
This disdain for legality - well concealed behind statesmanlike rhetoric - corresponds directly with a second vice: not telling the public the truth.
He says that he was late for a meeting last December at which the practice and its legality was discussed.
But behind the on-air enthusiasm and frisson of illegality, the station's founders were hard-headed realists driven by a clear-sighted aims.
Coutts has already questioned the legality of the design in a column he wrote for a daily newspaper.
There could also be questions about its legality. Times, Sunday Times
Her lawyer is challenging the legality of the court order.
Its doctrine of preemptive war makes a mockery of the principles of non-aggression and international legality laid down in the charter of the United Nations, whose resolutions Washington claims to be defending.
Antitrust authorities must investigate the effect and purpose of an agreement to determine its legality.
In some ways the need for legality hampers the intelligence services.
There are many things said and written about the legality of intervention in foreign countries. Times, Sunday Times
GONZALES: Napier says it makes no sense to allow gay marriages to proceed next week, given the uncertainty over their long-term legality, especially since the appeals court could reverse Judge Walker, says Napier. Opponents Try To Block Calif. Same-Sex Marriage
Antitrust authorities must investigate the effect and purpose of an agreement to determine its legality.
There is some uncertainty regarding the legality of converting conventional headlamps to xenon ones. Times, Sunday Times
Do some investigators stray over the line into illegality? Times, Sunday Times
Living in the shadows of quasi-legality, abandonware, programs once commercially sold now absent from store shelves, are popular on the Net.
He's in full-nut mode in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week where he grumps about the decision from federal Judge Paul Magnuson that quite accurately pointed out the illegality of metro Atlanta withdrawing water all these years from Lake Lanier. Lowering the Barr - poli
Whether the criminal intention includes the understanding of illegality is still a controversy.
While membership of OPOL remains voluntary-despite it being a pre-requisite for a licence-its voluntary nature weakens its legality and the control and deployment of its funds. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Several ministers have questioned the legality of the ban.
Criminal illegality is no doubt the keyword of criminal law in a country ruled by law.
Antitrust authorities must investigate the effect and purpose of an agreement to determine its legality.
These four were just one vote away in Massachusetts v. EPA from blocking judicial review of the legality of EPA's failure to regulate greenhouse gases on the ground that global warming does not cause "particularized" injury. Legal Theory Blog
Yet who could tell how much misery any shadows of illegality might cast into the future? Wives and Daughters
Moreover, it was claimed that people would get "wrong" ideas of socialist legality. The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition
Her lawyer is challenging the legality of the court order.
The principle of legality doesn't clash with the power of judicial review when the courts must invalidate criminal laws.
While many romanticize the idea of getting married and living happily ever after, others choose to engage in committed relationships without the legality of becoming man and wife.
In addition, the legality of the ad and its publication has apparently been challenged through writ petitions filed before courts in some parts of the country.
The legality and legitimacy of that action must be subject to judicial review.
The Act also settled a doubt concerning the legality of compulsory land acquisition for the purpose of disposal to a private developer.
In the many letters the SPLC found, Tanton wrote friendly correspondences to prominent white supremacists, mused whether Latinos were "educable" and even officially queried the state of Michigan about the legality of forced sterilisation. IPS Inter Press Service
The family moved court for a copy of the will so that it could move court for its legality.
As the Garzon situation demonstrates (and I think EPosner has it right), Garzon was simply seeing what he could get away with vis-a-vis “universal jurisdiction” and so long as his targets matched the wish lists of various members of the academic international law community, they did everything they could to enable his politics with high-sounding pronouncements as to the QED “legality” of his course of action. The Volokh Conspiracy » Drone Warfare: The Upbeat News About the Obama Administration
All governments and their departments have committed an illegality which carries penalty.
The defence hopes to overturn the ruling barring any inquiry into the legality of the war.
There would only be an illegality if the parties had bound themselves to achieving this by an illegal dividend.
You continued to work for the party and were involved in writing political slogans on walls, although you were aware of the illegality of this activity.
These secret agents occupy a twilight zone between legality and illegality.
Does his claim fail because it relies on illegality?
A "breach" of contract, "possible misappropriation," or "misdeed" - would be necessary to begin legal proceedings, but there "was not any sense of illegality at that point," he said. 06/05/2005
Such tactics may be permissible under certain interpretations of Canadian criminal and constitutional law, but their legality is disputed by the BCCLA. Vancouver 2010 and Civil Liberties : Law is Cool
Legal news can promote audiences' cense of legality and educate them to learn, understand, follow and apply law.
That the FISA Court would publish a brief that only justifies their existence and the legality of the FISA laws, and reinstate that it is beyond the prevue of the FISA Court to challenge the legality of this program or look outside any case not brought before them, their statements make contextual sense. In Today’s Episode of “Those Activist Courts”! « Whatever
But ministers pulled out after charities questioned the legality. The Sun
This experiment is a very calm look at the question of legality and illegality of drugs. The Sun
The thing I find depressing is how the current system rewards illegality. Thoughts on Immigration, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Moreover, Overture said that all of its affiliate members are hand-screened by an editorial board for legality and compliance to its strict rules of netiquette.
So her campaign has been trying what it calls a proactive effort to fix problems with committee reports it filed with the State Board of Elections, performing a voluntary audit of her campaign finances and forfeiting donations that had a whiff of potential illegality. TheSunNews.com: Local
If the certification by the Department of Justice as to legality is required as a matter of law, and that is not done, and the program goes forward, it's illegal. Balkinization
There's no way of knowing if they're "tax resisters" who challenge the legality of the income tax or just "forgetful," like the local politician who blathers endlessly on the need to fund his pet projects while neglecting to pay his own taxes. IRS Bonus: Two Extra Days
A fugue may be at its best when it has all the virtues of fugacity; but law is not best when it excels in legality; law must also be just. Legal Positivism
The High Court found no impropriety or illegality in her dismissal.
Each party would be responsible for their assets' legality if the law is promulgated.
Though the method by which he was brought to Israel was of doubtful legality, there has been general acceptance that Israel had the right to assert jurisdiction over offences committed in Germany.
It is more likely that the "interrelatedness" of this event to the pending dispute between Turkey and Israel over the recent UN Report upholding the legality of Israel's efforts to stop the Mavi Marmara from breaking Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, and its refusal to apologize for the killing of several Turkish nationals. Clarence B. Jones: Domestic Foreign Policy Storm Clouds -- The Unresolved Israel Palestine Dispute
Six journalists sought to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.
However, to the many more with no such hope, the only alternatives are to migrate or to embrace the illegality of the informal economy.
Contained within an altoids tin, the 8 tools vary in detectability, potential to cause damage, and legality. Will the Duggars Inherit the Earth? - Boing Boing
The rumours have also caused media headlines and accusations of malpractice and illegality aimed at the farming community.
The city attorney rarely takes a position on the legality of proposed ballot measures before they qualify.
Now civil liberties campaigners are questioning the legality of such operations. Times, Sunday Times
Firstly, the legality has not been fully proven, secondly, the knock-on effects have not been thought through and thirdly, a question mark hangs over motives.
The variable pricing and patchy selection are the service's big let-downs, and the legality of what you get is the only up-side of the service that I could find.
There has been a bit of debate about the overall legality of the cameras.
Politicians generally don't understand the immorality and illegality of their acts, till they are booted out of power.
Another example of legality presiding over morality. Times, Sunday Times
Although they did not deny the legality of seignorial property outright, the Physiocrats undercut its legitimacy by representing seignorial rights as the product of the lords 'historic violence and tyranny over the peasantry. Food That Tastes Good and is Good For You, Too
Both men argued that legality and transparency often conflict with the interests of state.
In each of these jobs Nora was never asked for documentation of legality or social security number.
What makes Warman's thesis unsettling is its similarity to those of American right-wing tax protesters who have theorized the illegality of income tax since the 1950s.
The citizen needs to be able to challenge the legality of the activities of public bodies. Times, Sunday Times
So her campaign has been trying what it calls a proactive effort to fix problems with committee reports it filed with the State Board of Elections, performing a yearlong voluntary audit of her campaign finances and forfeiting donations that had a whiff of potential illegality. WRAL.com Top Stories
Its legality is questionable, because most of the material that it hosts archives of are presumably copyrighted by their original creators. Phorm Storm: Ertugrul speaks
General Frank P. Blair had been elected as well as Garfield, and it was in Blair's case that the issue was made by those who objected to the legality of what they called a duplication of offices. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865
The legality of this practice is a hotly debated topic among many currency chain performers.
By disputing the legality of the government measures, the judiciary fuelled opposition to the redistribution policies.
As an advocate for those held without charge or trial by an occupation rooted in illegality, and under the increasing scrutiny of a world skeptical of U.S. intentions in Iraq, Amal Swadi is a person of interest indeed. Think Progress » More trouble for Halliburton.
His Lordship articulated three grounds for judicial review: illegality, irrationality and procedural impropriety.
As has been noted, the legality of their actions can be challenged in public law by applications for judicial review.
Thus in Britain the grounds for review are summarized as illegality, irrationality or procedural impropriety by the public agency being challenged.
The criminal big-shot, viewed in the distorting mirror of the satirist, is a parody of the American dream of success, ironizing the business ethic by the illegality of his methods as well as by his ultimate defeat; the inevitable fall of the big-time gangster creates a sense of entrapment in an economically determined reality. Singing Soprano, While Dissin' the Bass: America's White Thug Love & Ethnically Acceptable Violence
The resulting illegality appears to me to be of an arbitrary and technical nature, not involving anything which is inherently wrong.
This is not merely a question of credibility, but of morality and of legality.
Performing the functions of a public prosecutor, a procurator also had responsibility for ‘overseeing legality’, which meant the operation of the courts and state administration.
The fact that discrimination is unintentional has no bearing on its legality or otherwise.
The "limits of legality" refers to the use of what one would call admissible evidence. The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe
Over the years, Bud Billings had some -- well, I mean, I ` ll use the term shady, maybe operating on the fringe of legality, with the used car business, pawnshops, running strip joints, that sort of thing. CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2009
That amounted to effective access to a court for the determination of the legality of a direction. Times, Sunday Times
He skirts the road-legality issue by informing customers that his bikes are sold for recreation, not transportation.
Officers believe it glorifies football violence and it is understood that they are probing the legality of the video.
A speakeasy. What could be more timely ?A place to escape the modern world And violate its rules. Legality of course.
The city attorney rarely takes a position on the legality of proposed ballot measures before they qualify.
The legality of such documents is under question in the Congress, as their party's lawyers exploit the finer points of how any old shyster is allowed to use the word census. Bernard Radfar: Surreal Republican Scam
There is no provision for judicial determination of the legality of detention.
The accountant questions the legality of this arrangement. Christianity Today
Do some investigators stray over the line into illegality? Times, Sunday Times
He claimed that the International Court of Justice in The Hague is the only body with the authority and competence to hear arguments concerning the war's legality.
The determination of the legality or illegality of an act requires the jurisconsult to search for proofs in the valid sources of Islamic jurisprudence.
Its doctrine of preemptive war makes a mockery of the principles of non-aggression and international legality laid down in the charter of the United Nations, whose resolutions Washington claims to be defending.
Despite their illegality, small gambling houses and large casinos continued to flourish.
It appears that the illegality of such use was by no means clear.
Because conservatives say that the illegality is the problem. Matthew Yglesias » Immigration and Low-Wage Workers
In such circumstances, neither refusal nor apparent grant of consent would necessarily be the factor that governed the legality of the conduct in question. Times, Sunday Times
The government does not recognize the legality of this court.
Lawsuit procedures and judicial activities are strictly supervised as to their legality.
There are other ‘grey areas’ where the legality of abortion for fetal abnormality could be questioned.
Several ministers have questioned the legality of the ban.
They intended to challenge the legality of his claim in the courts.
White House lawyers faced the same question of legality over the Colombia operation. Times, Sunday Times
The parliament promulgates laws, approves the national budget, monitors the legality of governmental activities, and, in concert with the president, exerts legislative power.
Democrats on the panel said seven separate investigations into the travel office affair have produced no evidence of illegality or impropriety.
They are challenging the legality of the appointment of a receiver and are still hoping to retain control.
Are we supposed to be more generously disposed to her than, say, to Kyle Sampson, her partner in presumptive illegality (whether or not, technically, "criminal misconduct"), because she's just a "girl," whereas he's a "man"? Balkinization
Compared with nomocracy, the legality and justness of modern police power are two equally important concept.
Refusing to enter a plea or to appoint legal counsel, he challenged the legality and legitimacy of the war crimes tribunal.
But at no point does anyone engage in any real deliberative legal analysis about the actual legality of the orders.
Examining the legality of the route demands a detailed proportionality assessment.
The court will rule on the legality of the action.
He said that the legality of the activities of Betting Exchanges was a separate issue to determining the Scheme.
One area where there has been much debate is the legality of testing for HIV without an explicit consent.
In fact, the European Union has a law guaranteeing the legality of reverse-engineering for the purpose of creating compatible software or devices.
These "settlements" are illegal, hence another irony, that their illegality is prosecuted, while illegal West Bank settlements at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute are permitted by the government, or ignored as the disputes between Jewish settlers and their government await a "political solution. GreenCine Daily: Tribeca Dispatch. 1.
The Act also settled a doubt concerning the legality of compulsory land acquisition for the purpose of disposal to a private developer.
But he said that the overall legality of the war was outside the jurisdiction of the Crown Court.
Tax avoidance is about morality, not legality. Times, Sunday Times
The city attorney rarely takes a position on the legality of proposed ballot measures before they qualify.
Antitrust authorities must investigate the effect and purpose of an agreement to determine its legality.
The doctors were duly charged, but their acquittals established the legality of abortions in order to preserve mental health.
Landlords and administrators complained, contesting the legality of the takeover, bewailing deforestation, and, most interestingly, arguing that the latter caused dangerous soil erosion.
The legality of that action will be challenged and other companies will watch the outcome very closely. Understanding Cancer
But we must not pose legality and expediency as opposite extremes.
I were marched off by the official, his lordship loudly demanding sight of a warrant, and protesting against the illegality of his arrest, varied at moments by threats to appeal to the British consul, minister plenipo., The Great K. & A. Robbery
So there is no dual illegality, which is the second thing that it must be for there to be an extradition. CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2007
So, many who are on the (more or less) Republican side of the debate in favor of harsh laws and “get-tough” policies and are motivated by a desire for rules being enforced, are actually being led by advocacy groups and elected officials who are much more interested in reducing the numbers (and therefore, illegal immigration makes for a convenient target of opportunity, but the illegality is helpful to their side and therefore they fight against eliminating the illegality). Matthew Yglesias » Immigration and Low-Wage Workers
A major focus of the investigation is the illegality of the war. Think Progress » DOJ official reportedly clears torture architects John Yoo and Jay Bybee.
Civilians enjoyed the rights to counsel and trial by jury and the privilege of a habeas corpus writ to test the legality of government detention.
We can have some Muslims who unjustly or ignorantly deny the illegality of drinking alcohol, eating pork or even committing major sins like stealing, fornicating... etc.
The legality of many actions taken during the settlement of the country was dubious at best.
If the ‘legality’ of these arguments remained unproven, the work of art was purchased with devalued Reichsmarks.
They sought to contest the illegality of their situation by means of this citizen participation.
(Which, note to the Al Jazeera interviewer yesterday following the hearing, I took great pains to distinguish — I do not question the legality of the program as such, I question which legal rationale for its legality is the rightone). The Volokh Conspiracy » Drone Warfare in House Subcommittee Hearing
The fact is that all matters relevant to illegality were known or ascertainable at the time of the decision.
The Act also settled a doubt concerning the legality of compulsory land acquisition for the purpose of disposal to a private developer.
It is still unclear what " socialist legality" or "popular justice" actually are. The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition
The fact that the patient's consent is the crucial factor means that the practice of informing relatives of a patient's diagnosis without first seeking consent to do so is of doubtful legality.
He means that it will be played on the edge of, and beyond, the limits of legality.
But other disk copying programs still exist on the Web, though their legality is at best dubious. RealNetworks unveils DVD copying software
Six journalists sought to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.
Party A shall ensure the trueness, legality and effectiveness of all relevant materials provided.
It is not suggested that the arrangements involved any actual or potential illegality or were intended to deprive anyone of their existing rights.
Despite his sense of legality, he could resort to dramatic displays of armed might and air power to quell internal opposition with literal overkill.
LONDON - As a government-commissioned inquiry into Britain's journalistic practices opened Monday, its chief lawyer delivered a series of bombshell revelations about what he called a "thriving cottage industry" of illegality at the defunct News of the World tabloid. The Seattle Times
Some legal experts questioned the legality of such a step. Times, Sunday Times
Judging the legality of the ordinance is within the province of the courts.
There are questions over the legality, not to mention the safety, of such action. Times, Sunday Times
The convention of extralegality for a just cause antedates the advent of hard-boiled heroes.
Her lawyer is challenging the legality of the court order.
Error of law has a wider scope and broader extension than error of illegality.
It turns out that legality is not the only standard of behavior required in civilized circles. Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway
It's not the legality of her actions you are calling into question, but the morality. Times, Sunday Times
Is the contract unenforceable on grounds of illegality?
As we saw in greater detail in Chapter 2, questions of legality and morality must be kept separate.
Legality and enforcement are to some substantial degree separable - here more than in the criminal law, I would suggest.
An audit commission could examine public debt for its legality, legitimacy, odiousness and social sustainability, providing grounds for its cancellation. Democratic lessons on public debt from developing countries | Costas Lapavitsas
It is the court's function to control illegality and to make sure that a body does not act outside its powers.
Antitrust authorities must investigate the effect and purpose of an agreement to determine its legality.
COMEY: The reason I hesitate is I don't know that the Department of Justice's certification was required by statute -- in fact, it was not, as far as I know -- or by regulation, but that it was the practice in this particular program, when it was renewed, that the attorney general sign off as to its legality. Balkinization
The stigma arising from their illegality and the fear of persecution prevented (and still prevents) the collectors from publishing their "ill-gotten" information.
Thus in Britain the grounds for review are summarized as illegality, irrationality or procedural impropriety by the public agency being challenged.

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