outside the law
Example Sentences
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"To all those acting outside the law, you have one month to arrange your submission," the millionaire lawyer said in his first speech since official results confirmed his electoral win.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
David added: "These convictions send a clear message that transnational repression, foreign interference, unauthorised surveillance, and attempts to operate outside the law will not be tolerated on British soil."
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 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
