ICE's press release states that WSO officers "will not question individuals about their citizenship, alienage or removability, nor will they process aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States."
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Unlawfully
//ʌnˈlɔːfəli//
Synonyms for "unlawfully" (7 found)
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Adverb(3 words)
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7 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- lain vastaisesti adv (Translations)
- laittomasti adv (Translations)
French
1 entries- illégalement adv (Translations)
Greek
2 entries- παράνομα adv (Translations)
- παρανόμως adv (Translations)
Hungarian
1 entries- jogtalanul adv (Translations)
Polish
1 entries- bezprawnie adv (Translations)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The deceased was unlawfully killed during a riot.
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Look here, my body-snatchers, you have unlawfully abridged the liberty of one of the sons of the sovereign State of New York!
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The information charges that the said Flem Parker, on or about the 20th day of November, 1890, and before the filing of this information, at the county and state aforesaid, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously enter a certain barn […]
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