outside the law
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Eisenkot vowed to use "an iron fist" against anyone acting outside the law and to prevent settler raids and arson against Palestinians.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Ofsted's chief inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, said the prosecution "marks an important milestone in our efforts to tackle illegal children's homes and sends a clear message that operating outside the law will have consequences".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
He exists outside the law, and beyond accountability or limits.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2025
Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, who weaves into the Wolff brothers’ rescue mission mostly to lecture them when they operate outside the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025
Necessity being the mother of invention, black people created their own transit system, an informal network of bus routes, controlled by private associations operating entirely outside the law.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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