against the law

Example Sentences

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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

The Constitution contemplates Congress having limited law-enforcement powers and even specifies crimes it can punish: treason, counterfeiting, “offences against the law of nations” and “piracies and felonies on the high seas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

"In this country, it is against the law not to go to school. You want us to get thrown out?"

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez