Sentence examples for illegal intentions from inspiring English sources

Moreover, the court, in a 16-page judgment, ruled the contractual agreements between the Hong Kong and mainland companies had clearly been intended to circumvent China's restrictions on foreign investment, and amounted to "concealing illegal intentions with a lawful form".

DealBook » In China, Ruling Raises Concern of a Chill on Foreign Investment | The Supreme People's Court ruled that agreements between a Hong Kong billionaire and mainland companies amounted to "concealing illegal intentions with a lawful form".

In one case involving an online game company, the panel applied China's contract law to reach the same conclusion as the supreme court in the Chinachem case — saying that the variable-interest entities were "concealing illegal intentions with a lawful form".

We eventually discover the reason for Rick's incarceration: He was a security guard in a facility where he was told illegals would be "processed and repatriated," until discovering that the higher-ups had more malicious and illegal intentions, ones that Rick and the other security guards carried out.

Co-host Bill Rolen agreed with Gilchrist's view that illegal immigrants' intentions are to "just squat here and plunder whatever social benefits our programs provide them".

But they were then told "that the camp is illegal and the intention of the camp is to commit damage, hence the grounds for searching attendees to the camp is made", which resulted in almost every activist being searched multiple times.

At the end of the day I would imagine most illegals have good intentions, working to support their family, wanting a new life," she says.

This is because sanctions are enforced under the legal standard of strict liability, meaning any transaction with anybody on the list is illegal, regardless of intention.

Not only Soco's intentions were illegal under international and Congolese law, but it was threatening one of the most beautiful and biodiverse places on earth.

That is to say, it's not illegal to have an "intention;" it is illegal to act on that intention.

Britain considered Iran's oil rightfully its own and rejected the nationalization of the industry and assets as illegal; Mossadegh had no intention of reversing a decision that put Iran in charge of the resources within -- or in this case under -- its national territory.