Below you will find example sentences with "federal law". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Federal Law in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: federal
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.1 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "federal law" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 26 of federal law on russia, a 1920 federal law that governs, courts, case and activities stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with federal courts, federal prosecutors, common law, federal reserve, federal employees and federal judge, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with federal law
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
The Hatch Act is a 1939 federal law that restricts federal employees from participating in certain political activities. (18 words)
Federal jurisdiction in this sense is important in criminal law because federal law does not supersede state criminal law. (19 words)
As a result they are also antithetical to federal law just like sanctuary cities are to federal immigration law. (19 words)
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched a probe into GW’s conduct Feb. 20 related to the federal law sex-based discrimination in all educational programs or activities that receive federal funding. (38 words)
Federal courts have the power to bring death penalty charges under federal law, even if they arise in states where there is no death penalty under state law, but the federal government rarely utilizes this right. (36 words)
Judge Denise L. Cote, who is overseeing all federal Tylenol lawsuits, dismissed the argument by Target and Walmart that their compliance with federal law absolves them of liability under state law in any Tylenol pregnancy lawsuit. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The drug also remains illegal under federal law, though President Joe Biden is of people for federal marijuana possession convictions and has directed officials to review how marijuana is categorized under federal law.
Federal courts have the power to bring death penalty charges under federal law, even if they arise in states where there is no death penalty under state law, but the federal government rarely utilizes this right.
Federal jurisdiction in this sense is important in criminal law because federal law does not supersede state criminal law.
It provides that state courts are bound by the supreme law; in case of conflict between federal and state law, the federal law must be applied.
The regime of martial law is defined by federal law "On Martial law", signed into law by president Vladimir Putin in 2002.
The VwVfG basically applies for the entire public administrative activities of federal agencies as well as federal state authorities, in case of making federal law.
Judge Denise L. Cote, who is overseeing all federal Tylenol lawsuits, dismissed the argument by Target and Walmart that their compliance with federal law absolves them of liability under state law in any Tylenol pregnancy lawsuit.
As a result they are also antithetical to federal law just like sanctuary cities are to federal immigration law.
The same federal appeals court also produced the ruling that struck down a federal law that aims to keep guns away from people facing domestic violence restraining orders from having firearms.
Under article 26 of federal law on Russia’s central bank, it is legally required to transfer 75% of its profits to the federal budget of Russia.
A 1996 federal law allows fines and imprisonment for up to a year for noncitizens who vote in federal elections.
However, federal law requires state courts to delay any further action if a defendant submits a request to move proceedings from state to federal jurisdictions.
In a 3-0 ruling on Monday, a federal appeals court effectively declared that California is violating federal law.
It was not immediately clear what information federal authorities were seeking or whether the subpoena related to multiple ongoing federal law enforcement investigations swirling around Adams, a first-term Democrat and former police captain.
Central to the case is the Mineral Leasing Act, a 1920 federal law that governs rights-of-way through federal land for oil and gas pipelines.
Federal law enforcement officers, deployed under the Trump administration's new executive order to protect federal monuments and buildings, walk toward demonstrators during a protest against racial inequality in Portland, OR., July 18, 2020.
Federal law prohibits intimidation at the polls and makes it illegal for any federal officer to order “troops or armed men” to polling places, unless needed to “repel armed enemies of the United States”.
Federal law requires the plan to be approved by the Federal Highway Administration before it can start early next year.
The Hatch Act is a 1939 federal law that restricts federal employees from participating in certain political activities.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched a probe into GW’s conduct Feb. 20 related to the federal law sex-based discrimination in all educational programs or activities that receive federal funding.