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lawbreaking

NOUN
felony
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Compared with tax-law cases, criminal prosecutions of nonprofits or their donors would rightly face a much higher bar, because it must be proved that they intended to facilitate lawbreaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 22, 2025

Allowing the group to stay would reward its lawbreaking.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

When their work was complete, the panel said it had amassed “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking by Santos that it sent to the Justice Department.

From Seattle Times Nov. 30, 2023

“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 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)




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