lawful purpose

collocation in English

meaningsoflawfulandpurpose

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lawful
adjective
uk
/ˈlɔː.fəl/us
/ˈlɑː.fəl/
allowed by ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition oflawfulandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflawful purpose

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Allowing a corporation to pursue anylawfulpurpose, however, was not a particularly new concept.
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Under existing legislation, companies may be formed only for alawfulpurpose.
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Principle 2 states that personal data shall be held only for one or more specified andlawfulpurpose.
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He leaves the shed where he is working for a natural and perfectlylawfulpurposeand his dead body is found in the water.
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The burden is then squarely put upon the carrier to prove that he is carrying it for alawfulpurpose.
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Any force used must be no more than is needed to achieve thelawfulpurpose.
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By the uninitiated, an "invitee"is thought to be a person invited on to premises, and a"licensee" a person who, without any invitation, enters premises for some otherlawfulpurpose.
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It is to seize any munitions found in the course of the search—unless it appears that they are being used for alawfulpurpose—and, if necessary, to destroy them.
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The right there specified is that of bearing arms for alawfulpurpose.
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It could be created as temporary or permanent, depending on thelawfulpurposeof the inauguration.
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It provides a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use, modify, and distribute the datasets in all current and future media and formats for anylawfulpurposewith proper credit.
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It is simply a question of the law preventing them from carrying out their lawful purposes.
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The second is that data should be held only for specified and lawful purposes.
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The worker also retains, save in these circumstances, the right to picketing his place of work for lawful purposes under existing law.
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It is suggested in clause 2 that the information should be held for one or more specified and lawful purposes.
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The second principle is that personal data shall be held only for specified and lawful purposes.
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People have the right to use the highway for their lawful purposes to go about their lawful business.
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When they sought and obtained this patent, which they did for entirely lawful purposes, they did so in good faith.
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The second point of my concern is that the right of peaceful assembly for lawful purposes should be made easier and not more difficult.
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I should like to ask whether these inspectors have to carry with them a document which clearly sets out their right of entry for their lawful purposes.
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