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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Such requirements are within the law enforcement agency’s routine administrative functions and should be able to be implemented with no additional appropriations, assuming near customary agency staffing and resource levels.
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Sarah Nelson, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2025
Hiring within the law almost certainly will mean offering higher wages or better working conditions and exploring greater automation, expedients that other American industries take for granted.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 June 2025
Civil-military relations are challenging by definition, but in the United States, civilian control, within the law, is firmly established.
—Arthur Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
The overall finding from the law firm, presented to the Indianapolis City-County Council's investigative committee on May 29, is that Hogsett's administration acted within the law during three investigations conducted in 2017, 2020 and 2023 as the result of Cook's alleged behavior.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 30 May 2025
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Sarah Nelson, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2025
Hiring within the law almost certainly will mean offering higher wages or better working conditions and exploring greater automation, expedients that other American industries take for granted.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 June 2025
Civil-military relations are challenging by definition, but in the United States, civilian control, within the law, is firmly established.
—Arthur Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
The overall finding from the law firm, presented to the Indianapolis City-County Council's investigative committee on May 29, is that Hogsett's administration acted within the law during three investigations conducted in 2017, 2020 and 2023 as the result of Cook's alleged behavior.
—Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 30 May 2025
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“Within the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20the%20law. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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