Sentence examples for cannot be illegal from inspiring English sources

All law emanates from the will of the sovereign and the will of the sovereign "cannot be illegal" (2010b, 38).

But a key point is that while it may be illegal to buy alcohol in any given county, it cannot be illegal there to possess or even consume alcohol (in the privacy of one's own home).

In which case, the fact that the papers were delivered to Sotheby's cannot be considered illegal".

This contradiction implies S cannot be an illegal minimal separator.

Although what they do may or may not be illegal, this cannot be in the interests of the public, employees or shareholders.PHILIP MINCHOMOosterhout, NetherlandsSIR There is a curious inconsistency in your otherwise excellent survey.

That would be illegal.

Should be illegal.

It should be illegal!”.

Don't be illegal.

"If a large proportion of illegal downloaders do not buy any music (and yet consume, in some cases, large amounts of it), it cannot be logical that illegal behaviour stimulates legal download sales and inflicts no harm".

"These people cannot be kept in illegal custody for an indefinite period," he insisted.