against the law

idiom

: not legal
Stealing is against the law.

Examples of against the law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Department of Justice said the automaker asking customers to cover the costs of their own recall repairs is against the law By Despite going through bankruptcy and shuttering operations Fisker’s legal problems keep getting worse. Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024 But this is not only fueling tween and teen angst—taking someone else’s property, no matter what the item is, is also against the law. Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Oct. 2024 Of course, discrimination is against the law, as the Americans with Disabilities Act protects disabled people, but employees still might fear judgment or unconscious bias. Dr. Jennifer Camota Luebke, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Although public executions were against the law in Kentucky, thousands of spectators gathered to witness the hanging of Ellison Mounts on February 18, 1890. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2024 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 31 Oct. 2024.

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