legal scrutiny

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalandscrutiny

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
connected with ...
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scrutiny
noun[U]
uk
/ˈskruː.tɪ.ni/us
/ˈskruː.t̬ən.i/
the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information ...
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(Definition oflegalandscrutinyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegal scrutiny

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The measures have been subject tolegalscrutinyand to the scrutiny of a high-risk match.
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They work on the basis of differing protection standards and outside true democratic andlegalscrutiny.
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We cannot be sure that the deal will stand up tolegalscrutinyand that is the matter on which we want assurances tonight.
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I believe it calls for the closest possiblelegalscrutiny.
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It seems that the charges may not withstandlegalscrutiny.
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None of this until recently came underlegalscrutiny.
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She also asked me for reassurance aboutlegalscrutiny.
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We cannot interfere with the process currently underlegalscrutiny.
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Disconnections take place only after they have been properly scrutinised by the court, yet water companies are being allowed to escape that properlegalscrutiny.
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It has argued that its rules and regulations are either too complicated or too subtle to be the subject oflegalscrutiny.
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It is not acceptable to remove a whole swathe of administrative decisions fromlegalscrutiny.
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I cannot justify the spending of that money to establish an electoral process that will stand up tolegalscrutiny—it is just nonsense.
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It does not stand up tolegalscrutiny.
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Whatlegalscrutinyhas it received?
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Let us see what is the task which he would impose upon the courts, as a matter which would have to be subject tolegalscrutinyand legal test.
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What worries many practitioners in the area of the law is the lack oflegalscrutinyof what happens to people when they are being detained.
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It is beyondlegalscrutiny.
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Empaneling a jury takes every eligible citizen in the village, counsel and witnesses alike, and so the trial would never withstandlegalscrutiny.
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However, the patronage of the aristocracy and the wealthy ensured that anylegalscrutinywas generally benign, in particular because fights could take place on private estates.
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The program would come underlegalscrutiny.
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