lawful authority

collocation in English

meaningsoflawfulandauthority

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lawful
adjective
uk
/ˈlɔː.fəl/us
/ˈlɑː.fəl/
allowed by ...
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authority
noun
uk
/ɔːˈθɒr.ə.ti/us
/əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/
the moral or legal right or ability ...
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(Definition oflawfulandauthorityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Whether two or six prisoners are assembled, whether they "use or threaten violence for the common purpose of overthrowinglawfulauthorityin that prison".
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Is he going to be the person to cross-examine us about ourlawfulauthorityto be there with the car?
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He will havelawfulauthorityand a lawful excuse.
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Is it not an essential condition of a free society that those in responsible positions shall uphold the law and support thelawfulauthority?
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Lawfulauthoritymust be and will be restored in those areas.
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It would then be for the person concerned to prove that he hadlawfulauthority.
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Secondly, it seems to me a pity that the words, "without good reason orlawfulauthority" are included in subsection (1) at all.
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The complications of establishing "withoutlawfulauthority" under a hire-purchase agreement would be formidable.
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A defence oflawfulauthorityor reasonable excuse has been provided.
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I see the words "withoutlawfulauthorityor reasonable excuse".
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He was released on his earliest date of release when there was nolawfulauthorityto detain him in custody any longer.
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He merely has to do it without the consent of the owner orlawfulauthority.
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We are dealing with international relations as such and "the disclosure withoutlawfulauthorityof the information, document or article by the person".
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In deleting subsection (4) we are not taking away anyone'slawfulauthorityto use a cycle track.
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I suggest that there is an entirely separate issue whereby off-road driving takes place withoutlawfulauthoritywhich is not addressed by these amendments.
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Clause 6, which creates the offence of endangering road users, refers only to a person who obstructs the road withoutlawfulauthority.
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The clause will not apply to persons havinglawfulauthorityor reasonable excuse for being in possession of such information.
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Can he tell us more about how he thinks the words "lawfulauthority"or"reasonable excuse" in this context can be defined?
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They can be changed only by agreement or by the adjudication of alawfulauthoritysuch as an international court.
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Moreover, we make it clear who is thelawfulauthoritywho can give permission.
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