break/violate the law

idiom

: to do something illegal

Examples of break/violate the law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For its next act, in 1985, PETA released footage taken by the Animal Liberation Front, a radical group more willing to break the law, of severe abuse of baboons at the University of Pennsylvania. Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024 Those who violate the law face a misdemeanor that can be punished with up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024 Those who violate the law face a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024 Media and telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has been unable to act against social media platforms for allowing hate speech and other content that would violate the law, because of the fact that the legislation hasn’t fully come into force yet. Ryan Browne, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for break/violate the law 

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“Break/violate the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%2Fviolate%20the%20law. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

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