21. I therefore find that the acts of defendant are illegal and without authority of law ." 22. Ayutthaya under Ekkathat was in turmoil, without authorities or powers to counter the Burmese invaders. 23. Quarantotti " ought not to have written that letter without authority from the Holy See ". 24. Moreover, well-intentioned operators without authority often changed process settings that affected etch results. 25. Therefore, Monarch ruled, the court was without authority to order John to pay child support. 26. Church rules forbid officiating for more than two months without a license in a diocese without authority . 27. This court is without authority or jurisdiction to manufacture a solution to a pressing political and social predicament. 28. Catlock informs Hooky that the Soviets have sent into the British zone without authority a trainload of refugees. 29. He is charged with violating the Official Secrets Act by publishing material given him without authority by an official. 30. A week later, Brown announced that she had given him responsibility without authority and would stop it forthwith.