unlawful possession

collocation in English

meaningsofunlawfulandpossession

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unlawful
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈlɔː.fəl/us
/ʌnˈlɑː.fəl/
not allowed ...
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possession
noun
uk
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/
the fact that you have or ...
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(Definition ofunlawfulandpossessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Unlawfulpossessionof ammunition and explosives has now been removed from the list of capital crimes.
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In this case the man is charged with stealing a bicycle pump and being inunlawfulpossessionof petrol.
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It therefore makes it a little more likely that a person who is innocent of the offence ofunlawfulpossessionmight be convicted.
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Forunlawfulpossession, the maximum penalties have also been revised.
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A person convicted ofunlawfulpossessionfaces a sentence of up to five years' imprisonment.
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It is not intended that a positive test will be used to bring a prosecution forunlawfulpossession.
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One person was arrested and charged withunlawfulpossessionof explosives.
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I am wondering whether we are over-emphasising the stealing, which to a large extent might beunlawfulpossession.
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Lastly, it is right that the police should defer making any charge ofunlawfulpossessionuntil the substances in question have been analysed.
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Anybody found inunlawfulpossessionof petrol was heavily punished.
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There is still a need, however, for further clarification of "unlawfulpossession".
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A positive test will not, in itself, result in prosecution forunlawfulpossession.
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Under the present law there is no power to seize a bird of which a person is suspected of being inunlawfulpossession.
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Section 129 says that, if a methylater is inunlawfulpossession, he is subject to £100 fine.
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The number of persons charged withunlawfulpossessiontotals 171.
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The real difficulty when somebody is inunlawfulpossessionof an article is in proving the intention of the person in relation to its use.
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Unlawfulpossessioncan be punished with a sentence of up to 3 years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.
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Nothing is ever done about the charges of theft andunlawfulpossession.
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One man has been charged with stealing these coupons and three others with receiving, or being inunlawfulpossessionof, some of them.
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He was inunlawfulpossessionand was duly convicted.
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