in violation of
idiom
: in a way that is not allowed by (a law or rule)
The evidence was seized in violation of the law.
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Contaminated shrimp sold to U.S. grocery stores, ‘whistleblower’ says
Congress is looking into allegations that a processing plant in India that supplies major grocery stores has exported shrimp that was in violation of U.S. law.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Washburn refused to answer questions about it at a disciplinary hearing in violation of the teacher’s union contract, the resolution states.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker and Chancelor Winn, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
The goal is to convince the international community to impose sanctions on Manet’s government for being in violation of the 1991 Paris Peace agreement that ended the Third Indochina War and established a democratic framework in Cambodia.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In Texas, sites found in violation of its law could face penalties of up to $10,000 per day.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
In late October, a federal jury in Missouri found that the association and several large real estate brokerages conspired to require that home sellers pay homebuyers' agent commissions in violation of federal antitrust law.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
That also included buying and selling parts of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in violation of state laws, according to prosecutors.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
The department posted the documents regarding the incident to its website in November, days after The Sacramento Bee reported the department was in violation of a state law by not promptly releasing disciplinary documents regarding incidents that caused death or serious injury.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
Moscow seized Crimea 10 years ago in violation of international law, so the attacks there carry symbolic significance as well as strategic value.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Washburn refused to answer questions about it at a disciplinary hearing in violation of the teacher’s union contract, the resolution states.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker and Chancelor Winn, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
The goal is to convince the international community to impose sanctions on Manet’s government for being in violation of the 1991 Paris Peace agreement that ended the Third Indochina War and established a democratic framework in Cambodia.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
In Texas, sites found in violation of its law could face penalties of up to $10,000 per day.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
In late October, a federal jury in Missouri found that the association and several large real estate brokerages conspired to require that home sellers pay homebuyers' agent commissions in violation of federal antitrust law.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
That also included buying and selling parts of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in violation of state laws, according to prosecutors.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
The department posted the documents regarding the incident to its website in November, days after The Sacramento Bee reported the department was in violation of a state law by not promptly releasing disciplinary documents regarding incidents that caused death or serious injury.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
Moscow seized Crimea 10 years ago in violation of international law, so the attacks there carry symbolic significance as well as strategic value.
—Radina Gigova, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
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