on the grounds that
idiom
: for the reason that : because
Many critics have objected to the proposal on the grounds that it would be too costly.
Examples of on the grounds that in a Sentence
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This law was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court in 1989 in a landmark case, In Re: T.W., on the grounds that the law violated the state’s explicit constitutional right to privacy.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Watchdog Union-Tribune, CBS 8 seek to intervene in Serna case in effort to unseal jail-death records, exhibits
April 3, 2024
The Union-Tribune and CBS 8 sought to intervene in the case earlier this week on the grounds that the material should be included in the public record.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Dorsey's attorneys also had asked the Missouri Supreme Court to stay the execution on the grounds that the Department of Corrections' acting director, Trevor Foley, has not been confirmed by the state Senate and is, therefore, unqualified to oversee an execution.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Before the trial, the defense had called for dismissal on the grounds that the SEC had misclassified UST, LUNA, and other Terraform tokens as securities—a specific class of financial instrument from which investors expect to profit—and, therefore, lacked jurisdiction.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
After Astudillo Aguirre’s attorney filed a 10-page motion to suppress the evidence on the grounds that police lacked probable cause to search her in the first place, prosecutors dropped their case in October 2022.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
In that case, the court overturned a guilty verdict on the grounds that the jury instructions were confusing.
—Variety, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Nagra has since filed a lawsuit in Milwaukee County Circuit Court seeking a reversal of that decision on the grounds that the city didn't properly notice him for the hearing that began the revocation process.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Conde, someone who ostensibly supports American democracy, should have rejected McDaniel’s hiring on the grounds that NBCU News Group could not put someone on its payroll who tried to subvert the 2020 vote.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Watchdog Union-Tribune, CBS 8 seek to intervene in Serna case in effort to unseal jail-death records, exhibits
April 3, 2024
The Union-Tribune and CBS 8 sought to intervene in the case earlier this week on the grounds that the material should be included in the public record.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Dorsey's attorneys also had asked the Missouri Supreme Court to stay the execution on the grounds that the Department of Corrections' acting director, Trevor Foley, has not been confirmed by the state Senate and is, therefore, unqualified to oversee an execution.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Before the trial, the defense had called for dismissal on the grounds that the SEC had misclassified UST, LUNA, and other Terraform tokens as securities—a specific class of financial instrument from which investors expect to profit—and, therefore, lacked jurisdiction.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
After Astudillo Aguirre’s attorney filed a 10-page motion to suppress the evidence on the grounds that police lacked probable cause to search her in the first place, prosecutors dropped their case in October 2022.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
In that case, the court overturned a guilty verdict on the grounds that the jury instructions were confusing.
—Variety, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Nagra has since filed a lawsuit in Milwaukee County Circuit Court seeking a reversal of that decision on the grounds that the city didn't properly notice him for the hearing that began the revocation process.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
Conde, someone who ostensibly supports American democracy, should have rejected McDaniel’s hiring on the grounds that NBCU News Group could not put someone on its payroll who tried to subvert the 2020 vote.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
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“On the grounds that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20grounds%20that. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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