unlawful purpose
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunlawfulandpurpose
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unlawful
adjective
uk/ʌnˈlɔː.fəl/us/ʌnˈlɑː.fəl/
not allowed ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofunlawfulandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Existing legislation, together with the common law, is already adequate to prevent anyone wearing articles of police uniform for anunlawfulpurpose.
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Licences are issued provided that a meeting is not for anunlawfulpurposeor is not likely to prejudice the maintenance of public order.
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There is unlawful assembly, that is to say, an assembly of persons assembled for anunlawfulpurpose.
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The crime consists of an agreement between two or more persons to effect anunlawfulpurpose.
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Once that happened, it would follow that the club premises were being habitually used for anunlawfulpurpose.
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He has outlined theunlawfulpurpose, and that seems clear enough.
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Similarly, there will be occasions when a number plate supplier realises that a particular number plate will be used for anunlawfulpurpose.
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It states: "when he knows or reasonably suspects that it will be used for anunlawfulpurpose".
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Of these, 1,461 were for indecent exposure, 573 were for begging and 594 were for being on enclosed premises for anunlawfulpurpose.
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This compares with 66 for being on enclosed premises for anunlawfulpurpose, 49 for indecent exposure and 38 for begging.
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One provision is that it is not conducted in good faith as a club or is kept or habitually used for anunlawfulpurpose.
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It is his intention to use it for anunlawfulpurpose.
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I think that there is probably enough protection in terms of the use of information for anunlawfulpurpose.
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It replaces the existing common law offence usually regarded as any agreement to effect anyunlawfulpurpose.
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This replaces the existing common law offence usually regarded as any agreement to effect anyunlawfulpurpose.
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In what circumstances could there be an indecent display which was not also anunlawfulpurpose?
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What we wanted by introducing these words "or for indecent displays" was to avoid the difficulties of the further argument of whether there is anunlawfulpurpose.
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In the case of glue, it became an offence for a shopkeeper to see glue if he knew or believed that it would be used for anunlawfulpurpose.
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The expression "unlawfulpurpose" which occurs a few words earlier in the subsection is a general expression covering an unspecified number of infractions of the general law.
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There was no evidence of any positive act or omission to facilitate theunlawfulpurpose.
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