Examples of break/violate the law in a Sentence
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The carrot is safer roads and lower insurance rates; the stick is citations for those who break the law.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 July 2025
Officials there determined the residents had not intended to break the law and no crime was committed.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The pair filed a 60-day notice of an intent to sue under the Clean Air Act, alleging that the gas turbines violate the law and create smog and carbon dioxide pollution that aggravates a population already four times as likely as the average American to be diagnosed with cancer.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Licensed medical professionals who violate the law by performing or inducing abortions can face felony charges, punishable by three to 10 years in prison.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 10 June 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 July 2025
Officials there determined the residents had not intended to break the law and no crime was committed.
—Mark Thiessen, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
The pair filed a 60-day notice of an intent to sue under the Clean Air Act, alleging that the gas turbines violate the law and create smog and carbon dioxide pollution that aggravates a population already four times as likely as the average American to be diagnosed with cancer.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Licensed medical professionals who violate the law by performing or inducing abortions can face felony charges, punishable by three to 10 years in prison.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 10 June 2025
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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 29 Jul. 2025.
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