Examples of break/violate the law in a Sentence
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Legislative staff said during a Tuesday committee that masking for health purposes would violate the law.
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CBS News, 17 May 2024
Daniel O’Shea, a former high-ranking official for the Chicago Police Department, said that law enforcement would be watching for signs of agitators who join a protest with the intent to disrupt it or break the law.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
This year, in yet another unusual twist, a judge in D.C. found cause to believe Trump may have used his attorney to break the law in connection with the Mar-a-Lago papers.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 7 May 2024
But you are not allowed to violate campus rules and policies and break the law.
—ABC News, 5 May 2024
Individuals who violate the law face a minimum 12 years in prison, according to an April advisory from the US Embassy in the Bahamas.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Stephan’s office previously found that people living outside are simultaneously more likely to break the law and be victimized.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
Youth in Crisis: Maine hoped to be in the vanguard of a movement to transform how governments deal with teenagers who break the law.
—Callie Ferguson Ashley L. Conti, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Provided a copy of the Wyoming incorporation document, experts say using a fake person would likely violate the law.
—William Turton, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
CBS News, 17 May 2024
Daniel O’Shea, a former high-ranking official for the Chicago Police Department, said that law enforcement would be watching for signs of agitators who join a protest with the intent to disrupt it or break the law.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2024
This year, in yet another unusual twist, a judge in D.C. found cause to believe Trump may have used his attorney to break the law in connection with the Mar-a-Lago papers.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 7 May 2024
But you are not allowed to violate campus rules and policies and break the law.
—ABC News, 5 May 2024
Individuals who violate the law face a minimum 12 years in prison, according to an April advisory from the US Embassy in the Bahamas.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
Stephan’s office previously found that people living outside are simultaneously more likely to break the law and be victimized.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2024
Youth in Crisis: Maine hoped to be in the vanguard of a movement to transform how governments deal with teenagers who break the law.
—Callie Ferguson Ashley L. Conti, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Provided a copy of the Wyoming incorporation document, experts say using a fake person would likely violate the law.
—William Turton, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
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