How to Use unlawful in a Sentence

unlawful

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• The sale of alcohol to minors is unlawful.
• In 90 percent of the cases that went before the supreme court, the court ruled that the changes were unlawful.
  — Richard Schiffman, Scientific American, 9 Nov. 2022
• Three counts of unlawful discharge of a firearm, a Class 6 Felony.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• But a cease-fire alone is not enough to end deeply unlawful conduct.
  — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• The claim that the FBI search was unlawful is also wrong, experts say.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2022
• Why are the shorts the Norwegian team wore deemed unlawful?
  — NBC News, 20 July 2021
• He had been arrested for drug charges and unlawful use of a weapon.
  — Paul Best, Fox News, 15 June 2022
• On Friday the state Supreme Court held 4-3 that such drop boxes are unlawful.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 July 2022
• If the tenant sues for an unlawful lockout, a judge can order that they be let back in.
  — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
• In exchange for Lee’s plea of no contest to spousal abuse, the charges of child abuse and unlawful possession of a gun were dropped.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022
• The number is down slightly so far this year at 117 unlawful killings.
  — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Dec. 2022
• The arrest warrant for Brown was unlawful because it was not signed by a judge, the lawsuit claims.
  — Chris Boyette, CNN, 13 Nov. 2021
• The second man, Kameron Abram, 20, of south suburban Riverdale, faces a single count of unlawful use of a weapon.
  — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2022
• The Postal Service will acknowledge the unlawful time card changes and agree to pay back workers.
  — Alexis Fernandez Campbell, Chron, 31 Aug. 2021
• On June 15, Jones pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2022
• Kline, off duty at the time of the incident, was charged with stalking, unlawful use of a weapon and assault.
  — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2021
• On the ground, the rule has not deterred unlawful migration.
  — Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
• But those rules were suspended over the weekend due to a court ruling them to be unlawful.
  — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 27 June 2022
• He was indicted on Feb. 7 on one count of unlawful possession and sale of wildlife — a Class 6 felony.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
• The parole decisions were ruled unlawful by the High Court.
  — David McKenzie, CNN, 6 June 2022
• To the extent that there have been acts of violence and vandalism in the vicinity of the protests, those acts are unlawful.
  — Dan Tully, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
• Valdez and Boyd were also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 June 2022
• But the agency has specified no unlawful conduct and charged no one with a crime.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
• Facing a lawsuit for unlawful arrests, the NYPD isn’t thrilled with her presence.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
• White went on to plead guilty to a felony charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and sentenced to almost nine years in federal prison.
  — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
• Cox was arrested on June 19 for the unlawful possession of a firearm.
  — Erica Y King, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2022
• And Strode said in the affidavit that Clark had arrests for unlawful use of a weapon, felonious restraint and assault.
  — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
• First, opponents argued that the rule was unlawful and that Congress would need to amend the statute to implement the changes proposed by DHS in its rule.
  — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
• Last week, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled that the city’s ordinance was unlawful.
  — Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
• He has also been charged two drug counts related to the unlawful possession of prescription medication, according to the complaint.
  — Clara McMichael, ABC News, 18 July 2025