It is not legal to drink in public in this town, but having a bottle of wine at a picnic is usually tolerated by police.
I couldn't understand the judge's legalistic language, so I don't understand the decision of the court.
We need to get legal advice before we make any decision as
to whether to sue the company that ripped us off.
He was arrested for drunken driving because he had drunk more than the legal limit of alcohol.
Disgraced President Richard Nixon once remarked, "When the President does it, that means it is not illegal."
In Alaska, it is legal
to shoot bears; however, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
In the Netherlands, marijuana is not officially legal, but people are able to buy it in registered "coffee shops."
Internet access in the country of Burma is restricted by anti-modem laws, and
illegal possession of a modem can lead to a prison term.
It was illegal for women to wear buttons in fifteenth-century Florence.
On January 21, 1908, a law was passed in New York City making it illegal for women to smoke in public.
Some people think that marijuana should be legalized because they believe it has many beneficial uses.
Alcohol was illegal in the U.S. for a period in the 1930s.
The legality of using marijuana for medical purposes has not really been clarified in this country.
In 1993, a Florida judge ruled that a twelve-year-old boy who didn't want to be with his parents any longer could legally divorce them.
In November of 1995, the people of Ireland voted by a margin of less than one percent to legalize divorce.
The illegal animal trade has been a significant factor in the decline of the wild orangutan population.
We got a $20 ticket because we were illegally parked.
Music downloaders are questioning the illegality of file sharing, claiming the law is unclear on the matter.
Discussion question: How do you feel about the legalization of marijuana?
Discussion question: Have you ever done anything illegal? Talk about it.
Find someone who thinks marijuana should be legalized.