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Retaining the header is a lawyerly attempt to keep his word while flouting it in spirit.

“Those who perform civic service should expect to be held to a higher standard. This wasn’t a mistake. This was a concerted effort to flout the law to escape justice.”

But prosecutors said safety regulations had been flouted in the nightclub.

Epping Forest District Council sought to block migrants lodging at The Bell Hotel in Epping by arguing its owner had flouted planning rules.

The political right often—usually with justification—accuses liberals of distorting its take on immigration by conflating people who come here lawfully with those who flout the rules.