outside the law
idiom
1
: not agreeing with the law : illegal
actions that may have been outside the law
2
: in an illegal way
Investigators were unable to prove that the business was operating outside the law.
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Karen finds them and reveals that the Red Hook Port is entirely exempt from jurisdiction, freeing the Fisks up to launder money and generally operate outside the law.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
But can anyone stop him from doing these things outside the law?
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Hundreds of university students have gathered outside the law faculty in downtown Belgrade to support the injured woman and protest the government's handling of the crisis.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The problem of presidential immunity—and the capacity of the president to act outside the law—was not created by the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
But can anyone stop him from doing these things outside the law?
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Hundreds of university students have gathered outside the law faculty in downtown Belgrade to support the injured woman and protest the government's handling of the crisis.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The problem of presidential immunity—and the capacity of the president to act outside the law—was not created by the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for outside the law
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“Outside the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20law. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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