How to Use legality in a Sentence

legality

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  • The defense argued that the trio had no reason to doubt the legality of the pages.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Three states asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up the plan's legality.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
  • That led critics to question the legality of the project.
    — Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Take a look at a map outlining the current legality of cannabis in the U.S.
    — Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2022
  • Meanwhile, Democrats pushed back on the legalities of the bill, saying the case law isn’t settled.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Here's what to know about kratom, its side effects, how it's sold and its legality.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • The legality of mail-in voting from home differs from state to state.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Van Brunt said the ministry confirmed the legality of the hiring.
    — Justin Scheck, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But the legality of the search was disputed in Texas courts and David was freed on bond during the appeal.
    — Edward Kiersh, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023
  • In Libya, many questioned the legality of how he was picked up, just months after his release from a Libyan prison, and sent to the U.S..
    — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Part of the question about the legality of the shooting was based on the potential lethality of the Taser.
    — Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022
  • Some states have banned the sale of Delta 8, while others have not yet addressed its legality.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, that case will need to be heard again by the full bench for its legality to be determined.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Yet, what stands out today is that the legality of our care, years ago, was never a concern.
    — Adaira Landry, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The legality of using falsified records is murky, say lawyers and academics who work in the field.
    — Justin Scheck, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The Supreme Court did not rule on the legality of diverting those funds to the border wall construction.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • The city did not shut its causeways last year and will not do so this year, officials said, citing concerns about the legality of the move.
    — Aaron Leibowitz Miami Herald (tns), al, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The Supreme Court will be hearing arguments about the legality of the policy on March 1st.
    — Lacey Christ, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2023
  • What's more, there are now questions about the legality as some of these initiatives in the wake of that ruling, and that's put the business world on the defensive.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
  • Since then, some of the board’s members have questioned the terms and legality of the contract to which he was signed, as well as the compensation that Gilbert receives.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023
  • No court assessed the legality of these decisions to use lethal force.
    — Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
  • The legality of the ban itself will be decided later in a bench trial that has yet to be scheduled.
    — Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That is, Marvel has to address the legality of superheroes and the future of the Sokovia Accords after Endgame.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Reporters from the Sacramento Bee and other news outlets were blocked from the camp, sparking questions about the legality of the move.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
  • WeChat order amid questions about the legality of the bans, which never took effect.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 21 June 2022
  • The timing of the mission has not been determined, with funding for the force still up in the air, and with Kenya’s Supreme Court still reviewing the legality of the deployment.
    — Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The board did not consider the legality of the adoption lawsuit, which has now been appealed by the Masts and is currently stalled in the Virginia Supreme Court.
    — Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • City officials could seek to challenge the legality of the lawsuit.
    — Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Below, find a guide to what’s going on with the legality of medication abortions in the U.S.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2023
  • In the case in Washington, Trump is seeking to file a motion to dismiss the four criminal charges brought against him based on the legality of Smith's appointment of special counsel.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024

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