against the law

idiom

: not legal
Stealing is against the law.

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The Trump administration can’t shutter the affected offices entirely, which would be against the law since they were authorized by the Affordable Care Act more than a decade ago, the people said. Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025 On April 4, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams in Miami scheduled a hearing for Friday on whether to extend her injunction against the law’s enforcement. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025 However, some municipalities have pushed back against the law. Matt Frazier, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 In a separate move Wednesday, Trump also took action against the law firm Susman Godfrey, which represented Dominion Voting Systems in its high-profile defamation lawsuit against Fox News. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for against the law

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“Against the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20the%20law. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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