fall under

phrasal verb

fell under; fallen under; falling under; falls under

: to be influenced or affected by (something)

He fell under her influence.

fall under a spell

He has fallen under suspicion.

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Legal experts caution that the vast majority of published work in the U.S. falls under protections afforded by the First Amendment, making successful prosecutions unlikely. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024 That bears out in other data as well; of 110 lawsuits filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2024, nearly half (48 cases) fell under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). —

Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024 Local content will now fall under the leadership of Ignacio Meyer, who will also add oversight of audio while continuing to run U.S. linear programming. —

Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024 This means plant-touching companies fall under a punitive tax code meant for illicit drug traffickers that eats into profitability. —

Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fall under