How to Use legality in a Sentence

legality

noun
  • The legality of mail-in voting from home differs from state to state.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Instead, that case will need to be heard again by the full bench for its legality to be determined.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The legality of the program may ultimately end up before the Supreme Court.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Until Thursday, none had any success in attacking the program’s legality.
    Gabriel T. Rubin, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Instead, the deal will remain in limbo until the parties can resolve a lawsuit challenging the legality of the transaction.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2022
  • There was confusion about who was impacted and incoming details, and layoffs were sudden enough that their legality is being questioned.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The zoo did not name the individuals or organizations who questioned the legality of banning firearms from the area in September.
    Emma Colton, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • In August, Save Our Access filed a civil action against the city contesting the legality of the measure.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The new rule followed an opinion from the state attorney general questioning the legality of setting cash bail without such consideration.
    Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The defense argued that the trio had no reason to doubt the legality of the pages.
    Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Three states asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to take up the plan's legality.
    Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 10 July 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
  • In Libya, many questioned the legality of how he was picked up, just months after his release from a Libyan prison, and sent to the U.S..
    Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • No court assessed the legality of these decisions to use lethal force.
    Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
  • 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
  • To start, find an attorney who can walk you through the legalities of your situation.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024

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