against the law

Example Sentences

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Selling such knives to under-18s is against the law.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

But another issue may be that “Nvidia has now gotten so big that it is bumping up against the law of large numbers,” Goldberg said in a Monday note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

I think about this in terms of the executive-order cases against the law firms, which I’ve been involved in.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

However, technology industry groups that count Google, Meta and Snap among their members are continuing with a federal case against the law.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

“It’s called Burger Palace, Mama. It should be against the law to order a salad here.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan