outside the law

phrase

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.

Examples of outside the law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Flybjerg, on the other hand, understands the field all too well, and suggests taking care of Vega for good, outside the law. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026

The submission was rejected within 10 days, Li said, likely because Pop Mart has fewer than 1,000 employees in Germany and is outside the law’s current scope. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026

The case, from 2015, fell well outside the law’s scope. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026

Creditors who skip this step — including some debt collectors operating outside the law — are violating your rights, and the garnishment order itself may be challengeable on those grounds. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

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