against the law
Example Sentences
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The statutory case against the law is direct.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
In Ukraine, the intended parent is legally responsible for the baby after birth and it is against the law for them to abandon a child for any reason.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
But another issue may be that “Nvidia has now gotten so big that it is bumping up against the law of large numbers,” Goldberg said in a Monday note.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
I think about this in terms of the executive-order cases against the law firms, which I’ve been involved in.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
At breakfast the next morning, Roy asked if it was against the law for a kid his age not to go to school.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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