Sentence examples for legally justified from inspiring English sources

He said the shooting of Mr. Coppin, who the officers believed had a gun, appeared to be legally justified.

It read: "The stark facts are these: i) We have the Koh-i-Noor diamond, whether or not our possession of it is legally justified.

Though legally justified, her execution on a charge that did not include espionage was considered outrageous and was widely publicized by the Allies.

Lawyers for the Ligon plaintiffs asserted that the prosecutors had told the Police Department in 2009 that some trespassing arrests were not legally justified.

Also on Wednesday, Mr. Giuliani sent out the city's corporation counsel, Michael G. Hess, to say that the mayor was legally justified to reassign his wife's staff.

Field Marshal Lord Bramall called on the government to exercise caution, warning that an invasion to topple Iraqi dictator might not be morally or legally justified.

Prosecutors ruled the shooting legally justified, saying Hunt lunged at police with the sword, which was part of a Japanese anime costume.

The company argues that implementing this would be technically difficult, produce poor quality search results, and that the solution is not legally justified.

The prime minister told MPs it was legally justified as an act of self-defence because the threat they posed to life in the UK was "imminent".

After signing the deal on 18 March, EU officials claimed these deportations would be legally justified on the basis that Turkey respects refugee rights.

In 1968 he published "A Chaplain Looks at Vietnam" (World Publishing Company), a book that argued that the American intervention there was morally and legally justified.