Examples of break/violate the law in a Sentence
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The informants were not authorized to enter the Capitol or any restricted area or otherwise break the law that day, nor were they directed by the FBI to encourage others to break the law.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
None of the informants, the report said, were authorized to enter the Capitol or a restricted area, or to break the law.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
China Central Television in a report Monday said the Chinese government believes Nvidia’s purchase of Israeli networking company Mellanox could violate the country’s anti-monopoly laws, though the report did not specify what the merger did to potentially break the law.
—David Goldman, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
The threats alone have rattled world markets, inspired migrants to enlist lawyers, and Pentagon officials to explore what happens if a President orders soldiers to break the law.
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
None of the informants, the report said, were authorized to enter the Capitol or a restricted area, or to break the law.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
China Central Television in a report Monday said the Chinese government believes Nvidia’s purchase of Israeli networking company Mellanox could violate the country’s anti-monopoly laws, though the report did not specify what the merger did to potentially break the law.
—David Goldman, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
The threats alone have rattled world markets, inspired migrants to enlist lawyers, and Pentagon officials to explore what happens if a President orders soldiers to break the law.
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Break/violate the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%2Fviolate%20the%20law. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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