lack of legal basis

"There is an overwhelming lack of legal basis for the temporary restraining order."

The hypocrisy must stop where the budgetary authority votes on certain items that later cannot be implemented owing to a lack of legal basis.

On June 19, 2008, Santa Barbara, California, Superior Court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille dismissed two allegations regarding labor-code violations due to lack of legal basis.

The report accused P-26, which was dismantled by the Bundesrat two days before the report was published, of a lack of legal basis, patchy supervision, and unclear definition of competencies.

A rejection on formal grounds or due to a lack of legal basis after the million signatures have been collected can portray not only the Commission but the entire European Union in a very unfavourable light.