break/violate the law

idiom

: to do something illegal

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The informants were not authorized to enter the Capitol or any restricted area or otherwise break the law that day, nor were they directed by the FBI to encourage others to break the law. Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024 None of the informants, the report said, were authorized to enter the Capitol or a restricted area, or to break the law. Ryan Lucas, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024 China Central Television in a report Monday said the Chinese government believes Nvidia’s purchase of Israeli networking company Mellanox could violate the country’s anti-monopoly laws, though the report did not specify what the merger did to potentially break the law. David Goldman, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024 The threats alone have rattled world markets, inspired migrants to enlist lawyers, and Pentagon officials to explore what happens if a President orders soldiers to break the law. Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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