Sentence examples for legally performed from inspiring English sources

"I guess what I'm struggling with is, the marriage-recognition rule would not be unique to state government," said Judge Victoria A. Graffeo, referring to the legal doctrine under which most marriages legally performed in one state are generally recognized in other states.

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs says most marriages legally performed and valid abroad are also valid in the United States.

In a statement, Governor Paterson lauded the ruling as "a wise and fair determination of the policy that holds valid same-sex marriages legally performed in other states".

But opponents of same-sex marriage argue that it is illogical to continue to recognize marriages that can no longer be legally performed here.

But the fact that Congress has let stand a recent D.C. law recognizing same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere gives hope that such meddling can be avoided.

In a directive issued on May 14, the governor's legal counsel, David Nocenti, instructed the agencies that gay couples married elsewhere "should be afforded the same recognition as any other legally performed union".

Sea captains, unlike airline pilots and bus drivers, may legally perform the ceremony (in international waters).

Choosing a Doctor Just as any physician can legally perform surgery, any dentist can legally do implants.

Many of the services for which people go to law firms are for transactions which they could legally perform themselves.

For one, only a few cruise lines — Princess, Celebrity and Azamara Club Cruises — have captains who can legally perform the ceremony.

There, a Dutch-registered ship would be subject to Dutch law, and she could legally perform abortions -- something she intended to do free.