outside the law
Example Sentences
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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
After Ellis’ death, the state Legislature imposed a “duty to intervene” on police, requiring them to step in when they see another officer acting outside the law.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
HMRC's actions, according to independent advice quoted by the firm, "appeared to be wrong, outside the law and its own guidance".
From BBC • May 6, 2023
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
