How to Use break/violate the law in a Sentence
break/violate the law
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But why should anyone have to break the law to watch the Mets?
— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 6 July 2023 -
They’re allowed to break the law or come right up to the edge of breaking the law.
— Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 -
Doctors who break the law face fines and up to two years in prison.
— Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Not so, for minions who might break the law doing Trump's dirty work.
— Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 -
The money, Michel said, was his — not Low's — and the intent was not to break the law, but to secure the photo for Low.
— Robert Legare, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2023 -
In fact, the city’s own chatbot is encouraging users to break the law.
— Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024 -
Officers would warn protest leaders not to break the law.
— Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025 -
Moroccans who violate the law could face six months to three years in prison and a fine of up to 1000 dirhams.
— Averi Kremposky, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023 -
Some states have created strict penalties for providers who break the law.
— Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 27 June 2023 -
If the jury finds the ads did not break the law, the transactions used to move the money around would also be legal.
— Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023 -
Burch said that his group does not encourage supporters to break the law.
— Jill Cowan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023 -
But you are not allowed to violate campus rules and policies and break the law.
— ABC News, 5 May 2024 -
And federal courts have repeatedly ruled that the grants did not break the law.
— Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023 -
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 -
Harris has spent her career on the side of the people, prosecuting those who break the law.
— Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024 -
But there are also many thrill seekers who are willing to break the law to get cool video footage of a place where nobody else has been.
— David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 -
Youth in Crisis: Maine hoped to be in the vanguard of a movement to transform how governments deal with teenagers who break the law.
— Callie Ferguson Ashley L. Conti, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 -
Youth in Crisis: Maine hoped to be in the vanguard of a movement to transform how governments deal with teenagers who break the law.
— Dave Philipps, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 -
The vehicle in the viral video did technically break the law, but not with its spiked rims.
— Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Nov. 2024 -
Those who violate the law face a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
— Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024 -
Did Justin Bibb, the Cleveland Mayor break the law with his selections for the new police commiss?
— Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 Oct. 2022 -
Criminal law exists to punish people who choose to break the law, not for conduct that is not a choice.
— Erwin Chemerinsky, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024 -
True, there will be wartime actors who break the law, and civilians will continue to suffer as a result.
— Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 -
Between the lines: Not all businesses are setting out to break the law, Pedini adds.
— Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 15 Oct. 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 -
State of play: Green card holders — there are about 13 million in the U.S. — typically must break the law to be deported.
— Avery Lotz, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025 -
Statistically, the most likely to violate the law are drivers in the 20 to 40 age group.
— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024 -
Defense lawyers said the doctors only wanted to help save lives during the war and that the undercover agent coerced them to break the law.
— CBS News, 2 June 2023 -
Cammack, however, said Paxton never asked him to break the law.
— Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023 -
People who violate the law face a mandatory nine-month jail sentence.
— Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
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