against the law

Example Sentences

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"This is not tolerable and is against the law," the country's national force, known as the Garda, said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel has already petitioned the country's Supreme Court against the law.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 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

“Soup! Gor! That’s against the law ” “Yes,” said the princess, “my father outlawed it because my mother died while she was eating it. ”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo