| From the beginning, the United States Constitution recognized capital punishment as lawful. |
| In fact, English law renders an arrest lawful if the police officer has reasonable grounds for suspicion. |
| In Norway she was not only made ruler for life, but her nephew, Eric of Pomerania, was acknowledged as the lawful heir. |
| Removal of a child from a parent without lawful authority may amount to the criminal offence of child abduction. |
| The Commission went on to find that his arrest had been made pursuant to a lawful arrest warrant issued before his abduction. |
| However, it would still be perfectly lawful for the British state to simply declare him immune from prosecution. |
