Examples of break/violate the law in a Sentence
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Studies consistently show attempts to break the law are rare, including an audit by Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that found 1,634 non-citizens attempted to register to vote between 1997 and 2022, but none actually voted.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Of course, such legislation cannot anticipate all future contingencies, which may open the door for political interference or for practices that break the law.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 14 June 2024
For its next act, in 1985, PETA released footage taken by the Animal Liberation Front, a radical group more willing to break the law, of severe abuse of baboons at the University of Pennsylvania.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
Those who violate the law face a misdemeanor that can be punished with up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Of course, such legislation cannot anticipate all future contingencies, which may open the door for political interference or for practices that break the law.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 14 June 2024
For its next act, in 1985, PETA released footage taken by the Animal Liberation Front, a radical group more willing to break the law, of severe abuse of baboons at the University of Pennsylvania.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
Those who violate the law face a misdemeanor that can be punished with up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
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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 Oct. 2024.
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