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.
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Australian media has reported that YouTube also threatened to launch a High Court challenge on the grounds that the ban burdened political communication.
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Reuters, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
Adelman denied a motion from the defense to limit prosecutors' arguments on the grounds that Dugan was acting in her official capacity as a judge and therefore could not be obstructing justice.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Both had asked the judges in their respective cases to throw out the charges on the grounds that they were being vindictively prosecuted.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
Defendants must clear a high bar in order to win the dismissal of an indictment on the grounds that the prosecution is vindictive and selective.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Reuters, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
Adelman denied a motion from the defense to limit prosecutors' arguments on the grounds that Dugan was acting in her official capacity as a judge and therefore could not be obstructing justice.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Both had asked the judges in their respective cases to throw out the charges on the grounds that they were being vindictively prosecuted.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2025
Defendants must clear a high bar in order to win the dismissal of an indictment on the grounds that the prosecution is vindictive and selective.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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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 Dec. 2025.
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