against the law

Example Sentences

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The statutory case against the law is direct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

When Montaclair defended himself, he said making up a worthless award is not in itself against the law, and it was local media who had described it as a Nobel.

From BBC • May 6, 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

“Can she do that? Isn’t it against the law or something?”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz