on the grounds that
idiom
: for the reason that : because
Many critics have objected to the proposal on the grounds that it would be too costly.
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Sadow asked the same appeals court to direct McAfee to dismiss the indictment against Trump on the grounds that the prosecution is unconstitutional.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
This would have to be initiated by the FDA on the grounds that the drug is not safe or effective.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Montoya also fought to get in questions about who else at the county might have had early access to the report — inquiries that the prosecution and deputy county counsel Aryn Harris often objected to on the grounds that much of the work the civil grand jury does is privileged.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The appeals court was considering whether to affirm or reverse a decision this summer by Judge Aileen M. Cannon, one of Mr. Trump’s own appointees, to throw out the charges altogether on the grounds that Mr. Smith had been unlawfully appointed to his job as special counsel.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
This would have to be initiated by the FDA on the grounds that the drug is not safe or effective.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Montoya also fought to get in questions about who else at the county might have had early access to the report — inquiries that the prosecution and deputy county counsel Aryn Harris often objected to on the grounds that much of the work the civil grand jury does is privileged.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
The appeals court was considering whether to affirm or reverse a decision this summer by Judge Aileen M. Cannon, one of Mr. Trump’s own appointees, to throw out the charges altogether on the grounds that Mr. Smith had been unlawfully appointed to his job as special counsel.
—Alan Feuer, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“On the grounds that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20grounds%20that. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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