flout

The State Bar would be tasked with disciplining lawyers that flout the rule.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

She believes that if all the signs point to a partner-less destiny anyway, then she may as well flout the dictates of her mother and the marriage mart.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Those are the conventions and rulings that Feiglin and others now openly flout and disregard.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

But some flout their commanders’ orders in efforts to maximize their chances of survival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Sean’s policy is to flout all applicable rules and regulations. arctic.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

It flouts the single most important rule of investing, which is to make sure you are diversified; at least 60% U.S. stocks and 40% international stocks would be better.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025

Anyone who flouts the new rules may face enforcement that includes a fine, equipment being seized or their licence being taken off them, a Westminster City Council spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2025

The second, equally obvious problem with the state’s argument is that it flouts the rules for holding a statute unconstitutional.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024

A publication that flouts those rules risks being held “in contempt of court,” which can be punished with a fine or prison sentence.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2024

Keegan’s problem is that he flouts another principle of coherence in writing, the last one we will visit in this chapter.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

He has highlighted a site at the end of Newlands Road, Wickford, that has flouted planning laws for years.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

He flouted art-school rules and declined to hide his homosexuality in an era when many did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

In recent years, however, the company has repeatedly flouted regulators and the legal process.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

North Korea is subject to multiple United Nations sanctions banning its nuclear weapons development and use of ballistic missile technology, restrictions it has repeatedly flouted.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

The Washington boys didn’t think much of the class business, though, and they flouted it.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

"Social media companies are clearly flouting Indian laws by not reporting child sexual abuse content to Indian law enforcement agencies as mandated by our child protection laws," said Ribhu.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

If yes, the flouting of the law should be noted and the relief should be halted until the review is done.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

They said the focus likely will be on companies hyping AI businesses without having actual technology advantages, using overseas operations to skirt domestic regulations, or flouting Beijing’s orders against price wars.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

“This is a desperate situation where you have a lawless agency flouting the laws and threatening resources,” Rosenfield said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

She wasn’t used to my flouting the rules.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama