Examples of break/violate the law in a Sentence
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The pair filed a 60-day notice of an intent to sue under the Clean Air Act, alleging that the gas turbines violate the law and create smog and carbon dioxide pollution that aggravates a population already four times as likely as the average American to be diagnosed with cancer.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Licensed medical professionals who violate the law by performing or inducing abortions can face felony charges, punishable by three to 10 years in prison.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 10 June 2025
Even if Mahnaz tries to fight back legally, the courts are completely stacked against her, leaving no other choice but to break the law herself.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Fillmore, Webster, Clay, and the others who supported the law never expected white northerners to break the law to protect [B]lack freedom, though that happened sporadically throughout the decade.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 19 May 2025
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Licensed medical professionals who violate the law by performing or inducing abortions can face felony charges, punishable by three to 10 years in prison.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 10 June 2025
Even if Mahnaz tries to fight back legally, the courts are completely stacked against her, leaving no other choice but to break the law herself.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
Fillmore, Webster, Clay, and the others who supported the law never expected white northerners to break the law to protect [B]lack freedom, though that happened sporadically throughout the decade.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 19 May 2025
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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 5 Jul. 2025.
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