legal consequence

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalandconsequence

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
connected with ...
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consequence
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/us
/ˈkɑːn.sə.kwəns/
a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or ...
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(Definition oflegalandconsequencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegal consequence

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I have to be very careful in answering questions which may have alegalconsequence.
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These differences in wording are intended to have alegalconsequence.
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I said on the previous occasion that thelegalconsequenceof reversing the provision in the way suggested would be unbelievably confusing.
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Let us see what that implies as a matter oflegalconsequence.
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The onlylegalconsequenceof such rules and the only sanction that can be applied is that evidence which is obtained in violation of the rules is not admissible.
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He can present, in argument, anylegalconsequenceof which the facts permit.
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So it was sold in 2007 to an investor that refused the totallegalconsequence.
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The counter-argument states that the advertising ban on indexed works is not the aim of the decision to index, but itslegalconsequence.
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Critics assailed the law as an attempt to circumvent the sovereignty of other states and become a venue for partisan show trials of propaganda value but nolegalconsequence.
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Thelegalconsequenceof not filing an authorisation when requested to do so is that the procedural steps taken by the new representative are deemed not to have been taken.
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If enforcement mechanisms are to be legitimate, the law must be reasonably clear and the legal consequences of actions must be reasonably predictable.
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Through vast stretches of people's lives within any such system, the legal consequences of most facets of their behavior are clear-cut.
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An alternative model distinguishing three pathways to account for remedial obligations and other legal consequences is proposed.
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Some countries, however, have recently reintroduced voluntary and anonymous declarations of race (or race mixture) in recent population censuses for statistical purposes, with nolegalconsequenceto the individual.
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Herzog argues that it was not the juridical categories which influenced social classifications, but rather social classifications that moulded legal consequences.
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She was alone, requesting that neither her physician nor any family member be present, desiring for all to escape the legal consequences of being present at her death.
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Further, it is the case for many states that such international agreements will not give rise to legal consequences within the state until a parliamentary approval has been gained.
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He could do so without any fear of secular legal consequences, though he would still have to face the strictures of the higher and less tangible law.
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