unlawful conduct

collocation in English

meaningsofunlawfulandconduct

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unlawful
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈlɔː.fəl/us
/ʌnˈlɑː.fəl/
not allowed ...
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conduct
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒn.dʌkt/us
/ˈkɑːn.dʌkt/
behaviour:
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(Definition ofunlawfulandconductfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunlawful conduct

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We can see no justification for depriving the tribunal of its power to grant remedies forunlawfulconductif it thinks a remedy is appropriate.
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We are opposed to anyunlawfulconductwhich restricts such freedoms and works against the individual.
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It creates a new class ofunlawfulconduct, a course of discrimination on the ground of origin.
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One of the criteria provided gives criminal convictions orunlawfulconductas a reason for implementing the clause and withholding compensation.
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In my view, we are also seeing what is now patentlyunlawfulconductnot only in the large-scale but also in small-scale fisheries.
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There are severe difficulties in being absolutely sure in advance that an applicant will be engaged inunlawfulconduct.
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In 1,783 cases nil awards were made because of the applicant's character as shown by his criminal convictions orunlawfulconduct.
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After all, it is indeed a case ofunlawfulconduct.
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We were thinking of much humbler figures who at some stage in their past were involved inunlawfulconduct.
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I am not clear what "unlawfulconduct" would be picked up by the clause that would be distinct from criminal convictions.
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Finally, there is the question of taking a credible, firm stance onunlawfulconduct.
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Those subpoena powers have been carefully drawn so that they apply only in cases of suspectedunlawfulconduct, and they are subject to judicial control.
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There is no question that retroactivity will be applied to the definitions of what counts asunlawfulconduct.
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We cannot tolerate unlawfulness and repeated instances ofunlawfulconduct.
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What is required isunlawfulconduct.
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In terms, it targets people who have property that is the proceeds ofunlawfulconductand exonerates them from having that property recovered under the civil procedure.
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A plaintiff must allege personal injury fairly traceable to defendants allegedlyunlawfulconductand likely to be redressed by the requested relief.
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To be convicted, the plaintiffs must prove that the officer was following the code or participating in negligence andunlawfulconduct.
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His actions, therefore, could not constituteunlawfulconductfor the purposes of criminal liability.
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