within the law
idiom
1
: agreeing with the law : legal
He says that everything he did was within the law.
2
: in a legal way
With the organization under so much scrutiny, it is even more important that they work/operate within the law.
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That decision is now under review by the Drug Enforcement Administration, which has historically resisted looser drug laws and usually taken many years to review such rule changes within the law, which has been in effect since 1971.
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
And this was clearly within the law and clearly, solidly within policy.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
One district court ruling from 2019, which involved a step taken during the Obama administration, held that only Congress could overturn a president's use of the provision within the law.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Manufacturers implemented rule changes to stay within the law, but things really took off after a game called Humpty Dumpty in 1947 made a minor addition that changed everything: the flipper.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
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Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
And this was clearly within the law and clearly, solidly within policy.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
One district court ruling from 2019, which involved a step taken during the Obama administration, held that only Congress could overturn a president's use of the provision within the law.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Manufacturers implemented rule changes to stay within the law, but things really took off after a game called Humpty Dumpty in 1947 made a minor addition that changed everything: the flipper.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for within the law
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“Within the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20the%20law. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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