legal implication
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflegalandimplication
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legal
adjective
uk/ˈliː.ɡəl/us/ˈliː.ɡəl/
connected with ...
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implication
noun
uk/ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɪm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying ...
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(Definition oflegalandimplicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflegal implication
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There is one importantlegalimplicationto this development: namely, the duties which the state in question owes to foreign vessels in its territorial waters.
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They know perfectly well that the term "true allegiance" has a long antiquity behind it, and has a definitelegalimplication.
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If there is alegalimplication, obviously we must take it very seriously into account.
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The youth justice court or review board is required as alegalimplicationto advise the young person of their right to counsel.
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In this paper we aim to explore some ethical and legal implications of such claims.
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Another shortcoming was that few research proposals included examining the social, ethical, and legal implications of technology.
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If this finding is confirmed by other larger studies, it may have important clinical and legal implications.
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Essentially, the lawyer must familiarize himself with the case at hand and understand thelegalimplication of every action or omission vis a vis his clients' interests.
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It seems increasingly evident that neither science nor technology will obstruct this development, but rather the ethical, social, and legal implications will (21).
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Its legal implications can only be dealt with briefly here.
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The legal implications of these activities were then adjusted to accommodate other extrinsic needs, such as those of the family, the rabbis, or the community.
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Most such interactions never lead to lawsuits at all, because the legal implications of the various modes of conduct are so clear-cut.
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The literature review on the social, ethical, and legal implications of pharmacogenetics indeed supports these finding (16).
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An acceptance, which only remains in the breast of the acceptor without being actually and bylegalimplication communicated to the offerer, is no binding acceptance.
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In this piece we aim to explore some ethical and legal implications of such claims.
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The reference to amity is in part a reference to marriage and this reference brings with it further legal implications.
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Conversely, attention to the ethical and legal implications of human genetics research has been equal to or greater than the potential health benefits of medical biotechnology.
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Suppose further that the officials disagree just as dizzyingly about the concrete legal implications of most of the other routine actions (and unusual actions) in which people might engage.
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