outside the law
idiom
1
: not agreeing with the law : illegal
actions that may have been outside the law
2
: in an illegal way
Investigators were unable to prove that the business was operating outside the law.
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While the new permit wouldn’t affect delivery services operating completely outside the law, industry officials say a big part of the problem is legal delivery services from areas outside the area operating in San Diego but declining to pay local taxes.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, recently taunted Vice-President J. D. Vance for enjoying a family vacation while ICE was tearing families apart, but this rhetoric can shame only a target who believes that families can exist outside the law.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
Out of this pain, both women chose to act alone, outside the law, becoming relentless avengers.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 3 June 2025
Demonstrators outside the law offices of Paul Weiss in New York protesting the firm's agreement to do free legal services for the Trump administration, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, recently taunted Vice-President J. D. Vance for enjoying a family vacation while ICE was tearing families apart, but this rhetoric can shame only a target who believes that families can exist outside the law.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2025
Out of this pain, both women chose to act alone, outside the law, becoming relentless avengers.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 3 June 2025
Demonstrators outside the law offices of Paul Weiss in New York protesting the firm's agreement to do free legal services for the Trump administration, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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“Outside the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20law. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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