lawbreaking
Example Sentences
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It was a deceptively idyllic setting for what authorities say is continued lawbreaking and peril, which authorities just can’t seem to quash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
To clarify this debate, we must distinguish between speech and lawbreaking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Santos was expelled from the House in December following a damaging ethics committee report that determined there was “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking and that he “cannot be trusted.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
“But nothing is happening where obvious lawbreaking is going on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023
"They were not engaged," I asked quickly, "in any lawbreaking escapade at the time, I trust!"
From An Amiable Charlatan by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim