The officials' defence was that taking commissions was not illegal under Swiss law at the time.
It is not illegal for charities to spend money on advertising or to hire great talent.
That's not illegal, but there's usually no good, legal tax reason to do it.
Although not illegal, to date no GM crops have been grown commercially in the British countryside.
They are allowed to do anything during that time, as long as it is not illegal.
Microsoft 's monopoly of the operating system market was hard earned and not illegal in itself.
Clinton is helped by the perception that he did something immoral with Willey, but not illegal.
But his application failed on the grounds that homosexuality was not illegal in Azerbaijan.
The spending watchdog said tackling avoidance, which is not illegal, was difficult but HMRC must do better.
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The European court ruled that while the current model of territorial exclusivity was not illegal it was unenforceable.
He said the lawsuits are causing them to be less cooperative and that their actions are not illegal.
While not illegal for pregnant women to visit the U.S. to give birth, the maternity homes themselves are illegal.
To find a woman ready to carry their baby they resort to countries where the practice is not illegal.
Still, such funding is not illegal under Slovak law, and Mr Fico has long since cut ties with Penta.
It is not illegal to sell correctly labelled horsemeat in the UK but there is no demand for it.
But in Europe, severe prejudice against homosexuality remained even in those societies where homosexual sex acts were not illegal.
Ministers' concerns centre on a number of practices, which, though not illegal, appear contrary to the spirit of the legislation.
Though not illegal, this does allow corrupt brokers to hide illegal late trades in a batch of otherwise legitimate trades.
The dogs involved in the attack, believed to be two bull mastiffs and two Staffordshire bull terriers, were not illegal breeds.
So stating that one does so is not illegal: presumably this can still be done on Twitter if not on Facebook.
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Adding to the difficulty is the legal situation that in many jurisdictions, it is not illegal to create or sell malware.
But Alitalia says that the commission accepts that Fintecna's stake makes genuine commercial sense and is, therefore, not illegal state aid.
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But Arnulfo Velasquez, the owner of the coal mine, says he has all necessary insurance and the mine is not illegal.
Interestingly, what Bieber said is arguably in bad taste but not illegal.
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Chambers was deemed to have benefited from Victor Conte's (the laboratory's founder) pioneering, if not illegal, supplement regime which enhanced athletic performance.
American websites enjoy broad freedom but most users support policies that forbid hate speech or obscenity, even when these are not illegal.
He concluded that while the monopoly itself was not illegal, Microsoft's abuse of its power justified breaking the software giant in two.
Under UK law it is not illegal to resell tickets for concerts.
Though not as libertine as Dubai, Qatar is a bastion of civil liberties--women can drive, alcohol is not illegal--compared with neighboring Saudi Arabia.
The policing board heard that although flags were not illegal, the act of erecting them could be considered a breach of the peace.
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