nonlegal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nonlegal
Example Sentences
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“This could only be because they had a nonlegal objective,” Green said.
From Washington Post
“Instead,” Toomey said, “he’ll be remembered throughout history as the president who resorted to nonlegal steps to try to hold on to power.”
From Seattle Times
But even allowing that the challengers have standing to bring a lawsuit, and that the mandate can no longer be saved as a tax, the question becomes, in nonlegal terms: So what?
From Washington Post
In their 10-page memo to Sherwin, 32 Black federal prosecutors outlined changes they said would help ensure that prosecutors make the fairest decisions, void of nonlegal influences and biases.
From Washington Post
Unlike a court of law, prior impeachment trials serve as precedent only in the nonlegal, nonbinding sense.
From Salon
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