Sentence examples for legitimate weapon from inspiring English sources
"They saw it as a legitimate weapon that has one purpose, and that's to get big-league hitters out consistently.
The Sudanese government does not deny using rockets in the Nuba Mountains, insisting that they are a legitimate weapon.
Even as Nigeria's representative to abortive peace talks declared, "Starvation is a legitimate weapon of war, and we have every intention of using it," the Labour Government in London dismissed reports of Biafran starvation as enemy propaganda.
Big mistake: it turns out the site is run by the Yes Men, a loose-knit group of anti-free-trade activists that views hoaxes as a legitimate weapon of protest.
The view that violence was a legitimate weapon, the nationalists and other independence supporters noted, also sprang up in response to the Puerto Rican government's repression of independence efforts on the island.
Now, this solo piece by Scottish performer Rob Drummond asks us to vote on a range of ethical issues culminating in the question of whether violence is a legitimate weapon of political protest.
Because of Brees's brilliance, all five of New Orleans's eligible receivers are legitimate weapons on any given play.
The US military asserted that cluster bombs were "legitimate weapons that provide a vital military capability" and wanted to carry on using British bases regardless of the ban.
"This treaty is a clear indication that the majority of the world no longer accepts nuclear weapons and do not consider them legitimate weapons, creating the foundation of a new norm," the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said in a statement.
A: There has been a rival perspective – that in the circumstances of Syria's civil war, these weapons could hasten the end of brutal tactics in which civilians are sometimes the targets, and thereby, in the tricky calculus of measuring human suffering, be considered legitimate weapons for rebels to possess.
The Pentagon continues to believe that cluster munitions are "legitimate weapons with clear military utility in combat".
