Sentence examples for lawful to from inspiring English sources

In his "On the Law of War and Peace", published in 1625, Hugo Grotius, considered to be the father of international law, stated that it was lawful "to kill him who is preparing to kill".

They break the law, and then ask the lawful to protect and make compromises to the unlawful.

While U.S. immigration law does not allow a person to change their status from lawful to unlawful residents, spouses are the exception to that rule.

The title was: Is it lawful to make slaves of others against their will?

"It is perfectly lawful to do all of that," he said.

Farber asks whether secession was lawful and, if not, what means were lawful to combat it.

A teenage girl wants to know: Is it halal, or lawful, to eat a Big Mac?

Was it lawful to attack a sovereign country for actions in its own territory?

Within the administration's legal team there is wide consensus that it is lawful to target Mr. Awlaki.

She resigned on 20 March 2003 because she did not believe it was lawful to use force against Iraq.

While it is unlawful to evade taxes, it may be lawful to minimize them or even to avoid them altogether.