Sentence examples for reasonably believe that from inspiring English sources

In the UK, a rape has been committed if there is intentional penetration without consent and if the accused "does not reasonably believe" that consent has been given.

In Terry, the Supreme Court ruled that when a police officer witnesses "unusual conduct" that leads that officer to reasonably believe "that criminal activity may be afoot", that the suspicious person has a weapon and that the person is presently dangerous to the officer or others, the officer may conduct a "pat-down search" (or "frisk") to determine whether the person is carrying a weapon.

(B) does not consent to the touching, and (A) does not reasonably believe that (B) consents.

Police officers typically have wide latitude to use lethal force if they reasonably believe that they are in imminent danger.

States may reasonably believe that they are the best judges of the interests of their people, not superheroes.

Rape is sex without consent in which the perpetrator does not reasonably believe that the complainant is consenting.

Patients considering where to have surgery may reasonably believe that their chances of survival are highest at hospitals whose reported operative mortality is zero.

Kentucky argues that one of the most well-established exigent circumstances permitting warrantless entry into a private residence is when police reasonably believe that evidence is being destroyed.

In such circumstances they could not reasonably believe that the confession will ever actually induce the defendant to take the witness stand.

They could frisk a person if they reasonably believed that person to be armed.

A financial institution shall not be liable for failure to perform the duties required by this paragraph if, at the time of the failure, the financial institution maintained reasonable policies and procedures to comply with this paragraph or the financial institution reasonably believed that the institution is prohibited, by law, from contacting the consumer.