Sentence examples for used unlawfully from inspiring English sources

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I have discovered that, under the last government, counter-terrorism stop and search powers were used unlawfully in many cases.

Now it's not just pecuniary harm but also anybody "whose means of identification was used unlawfully or without authority".

"If primary legislation contemplates the use of force in these circumstances, there is a real danger that force could be used unlawfully.

It would immunize private gun sellers from lawsuits if a gun they have sold is used unlawfully, unless the seller knows or should have known that the buyer provided false information or was otherwise ineligible to buy a gun.

Mr. Neronha said in a statement, "H.G.H., when distributed and used unlawfully, poses a serious health threat, particularly to young people who ignore the risks of such substances in an effort to enhance athletic performance".

"It's not just that the Saudis have used these weapons in Yemen: Human Rights Watch has determined that they have been used unlawfully and that the weapons used in the strikes were UK-produced," said Kristine Beckerle of Human Rights Watch.

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"For example the GCHQ goes far further than the NSA in the United States does because they use unlawfully collected information to pursue basically criminal prosecutions.

Solicitor Phil Shiner, who represents eight of the men, said: "This is a secret facility that has been used to unlawfully detain or intern up to 85 Afghans that they have kept secret, that Parliament doesn't know about, that courts previously, when they have interrogated issues like detention and internment in Afghanistan, have  never been told about – completely off the radar".

"This is a secret facility that has been used to unlawfully detain or intern up to 85 Afghans that they have kept secret, that parliament doesn't know about, that courts previously, when they have interrogated issues like detention and internment in Afghanistan, have never been told about – completely off the radar," he told the BBC.

They established and trained the feared Serb paramilitary squads that terrorised non-Serbs in Bosnia and Croatia, and provided the weapons that were used to unlawfully kill them.

We trust that you are fully aware that using information/documentation unlawfully obtained is a crime, and we will not hesitate to pursue all available criminal and civil remedies.

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