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"appearance of legality" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It refers to something that appears to be legal or follows the proper laws and regulations, even if it may not actually be legal. You can use this phrase when describing a situation or action that may have the appearance of being legal, but may not necessarily be fully compliant with the law. For example, "The company's offshore tax scheme had the appearance of legality, but upon further investigation, it was found to be in violation of tax laws." This means that the tax scheme seemed legal at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it was determined to be illegal.
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The men also engaged a law firm "to give the appearance of legality," but did not give all of the information to the lawyers and did not follow their advice.
To be sure, US attacks on Afghan militants certainly have the outward appearance of legality and appropriateness (these militants are after all crossing the Afghan border to kill American soldiers).
Hitler took care to give his dictatorship the appearance of legality.
Senior officials in the U.S. government solicited information on how to use aggressive interrogation techniques, redefined the law to create the appearance of legality, and authorized their use against detainees..
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"Senior officials in the United States government sought out information on aggressive techniques, twisted the law to create the appearance of their legality, and authorized their use against detainees," Mr. Levin said.
The fact is that senior officials in the United States government solicited information on how to use aggressive techniques, redefined the law to create the appearance of their legality, and authorised their use against detainees".
The fact is that senior officials in the United States government solicited information on how to use aggressive techniques, redefined the law to create the appearance of their legality, and authorized their use against detainees.
The truth is that senior officials in the United States government sought information on aggressive techniques, twisted the law to create the appearance of their legality, and authorized their use against detainees".
Still, there are questions of legality.
The other prompts legitimate questions of legality.
But it's not because of legality.
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