have the law on
Example Sentences
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Similarly, the lesson here is that the institutions that have been willing to fight back have the law on their side and have prevailed, at least in court.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
“We have the law on our side, we have the investment portfolio on our side and we’ll go ahead and implement the program,” he said.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022
“It doesn’t say they may or can consider, they must. And so we have the law on our side.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022
“We have the law on our side, and you know, we are a nation of laws,” Thompson told CNN anchor Chris Cuomo last night.
From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2021
“Mrs. Dowdel, you falsified those so-called Lincoln items. They’re bogus. I could have the law on you.”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
