I think the point, as I understand it, is that for “authorized by law”, you might have to look to a particular law that makes the authorization, whereas in English, if you say “lawful”, it just means “not unlawful”. That's all it really means.
Jack Harris NDP St. John's East, NL
I think the point, as I understand it, is that for “authorized by law”, you might have to look to a particular law that makes the authorization, whereas in English, if you say “lawful”, it just means “not unlawful”. That's all it really means.
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