How to Use legality in a Sentence

legality

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  • No court assessed the legality of these decisions to use lethal force.
    — Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
  • The legality of such policies is currently being put the test in several lawsuits across the state.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
  • The legality of the merger is also being challenged in federal court as well as in Washington state.
    — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 25 July 2024
  • Since the razor wire was erected last year to reduce border crossings, state and federal governments have been involved in an ongoing dispute about its legality.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
  • Again, though, the legality or illegality of AI deepfakes is unclear.
    — Paul Sweeting, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Casting a shadow over the cancellations, however, are two new lawsuits challenging the plan’s legality.
    — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
  • These appeals may seem redundant, given the fact that the Supreme Court has already agreed to hear a case that will determine the legality of gender-affirming care bans.
    — Trans Formations Project, Them, 19 July 2024
  • Advertisement While labor officials did not stop the walkout, the legality of the strike remains a pending issue before the labor board, with a ruling at least three weeks away.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • The defense argued that the trio had no reason to doubt the legality of the pages.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • That led critics to question the legality of the project.
    — Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some states have banned the sale of Delta 8, while others have not yet addressed its legality.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The legality of these documents depend on the state where they are signed, legal experts have said.
    — Michael Casey, ajc, 23 June 2023
  • Yes, there's the legality of what will play out through the court system, but then there’s just this question of, is this what Republicans want to be talking about?
    — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Griffin's decision Tuesday approving the legality of the plan was required before the district can take the next steps in the process.
    — Al Gaspeny, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2023
  • There remained a host of questions Tuesday about the legality of the weapons used and whether state efforts, some now suspended by court challenges, should have kept the firearms out of the gunmen’s hands.
    — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Bettors can use the table below as an overview of the legality of college sports betting by state.
    — Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • When a lethal injection fails, states often turn to secondary methods, though the legality of those methods vary from state to state.
    — James Farrell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The Biden plan, whose legality was challenged by six red states, got a chilly reception during oral argument last month at the Supreme Court.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 13 Mar. 2023

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