within the law
idiom
1
: agreeing with the law : legal
He says that everything he did was within the law.
2
: in a legal way
With the organization under so much scrutiny, it is even more important that they work/operate within the law.
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Instead, the board member responded with an explanation about how the program is supposed to work within the law.
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump should have every chance within the law to carry out his policies.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: Since the comedown of the crypto boom in 2021, lawmakers have moved to put legislation forward on market structure — an area that ranges from deciding which agency regulates crypto tokens, to carving out a whole new category of financial asset within the law.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
That decision is now under review by the Drug Enforcement Administration, which has historically resisted looser drug laws and usually taken many years to review such rule changes within the law, which has been in effect since 1971.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump should have every chance within the law to carry out his policies.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Between the lines: Since the comedown of the crypto boom in 2021, lawmakers have moved to put legislation forward on market structure — an area that ranges from deciding which agency regulates crypto tokens, to carving out a whole new category of financial asset within the law.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
That decision is now under review by the Drug Enforcement Administration, which has historically resisted looser drug laws and usually taken many years to review such rule changes within the law, which has been in effect since 1971.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Within the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20the%20law. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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