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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When the court in 1995 struck down a federal law banning the possession of a handgun within 1,000 feet of a school on the grounds that Congress exceeded its authority under the commerce clause, Souter asserted in dissent that the court should have instead deferred to Congress .
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 May 2025
In March, the court seemed poised to rule that a Catholic charity in Wisconsin was entitled to a tax exemption that had been denied by a state court on the grounds that the charity’s activities were not primarily religious.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Trump has imposed a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, Mexico and China on the grounds that those countries have not done enough to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
In early April, President Trump issued an executive order condemning Chris Krebs—who in Trump’s first term headed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—on the grounds that Krebs had said that the 2020 presidential election was free and fair.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 May 2025
In March, the court seemed poised to rule that a Catholic charity in Wisconsin was entitled to a tax exemption that had been denied by a state court on the grounds that the charity’s activities were not primarily religious.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Trump has imposed a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, Mexico and China on the grounds that those countries have not done enough to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
In early April, President Trump issued an executive order condemning Chris Krebs—who in Trump’s first term headed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency—on the grounds that Krebs had said that the 2020 presidential election was free and fair.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 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 16 May. 2025.
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