Synonyms for expressly
ɪkˈsprɛs liex·press·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. expresslyadverb

   with specific intentions; for the express purpose

   "she needs the money expressly for her patients"

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1. List of paraphrases for "expressly":

   explicitly, specifically, emphatically, clearly, openly, frankly, expresses, express

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1. Steve Vladeck:

   Today's decision is going to make it incumbent upon businesses and governments to be far more specific in their policies governing access to databases -- not just about who is allowed to access particular databases, but about the specific purposes for which those individuals are and are not allowed to access that database, in the process, The Supreme Court on Thursday has made it a lot harder to punish those who misuse databases to which they generally have lawful access -- and a lot more important for database owners to expressly prohibit uses of the data that aren't specifically permitted.

2. John Roberts:

   Surely we should adhere closely to principles of judicial restraint here, where the broader path Supreme Court chooses entails repudiating a constitutional right we have not only previously recognized, but also expressly reaffirmed.

3. Garry Reid:

   We in the Department of Defense are doing everything we can to eliminate extremism in the Department of Defense, doD policy expressly prohibits military personnel from actively advocating supremacist, extremist or criminal gang doctrine, ideology, or cause.

4. Jonathan Swift:

   What they do in heaven we are ignorant of; what they do not do we are told expressly.

5. Steve Vladeck:

   Roe wasn't decided in a vacuum ; it's part of a larger understanding of The Constitution that recognizes a right to privacy in text that doesn't expressly identify it, if there's a majority of Supreme Court justices no longer willing to recognize such a right in the context of abortion -- indeed, who believe Supreme Court should never have recognized Supreme Court -- then that calls into question those other rights, as well.