Lisa broke the law when she drove the wrong way on a one-way street.
•If you never break the law, you will never get arrested.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
break the law — index disobey, offend (violate the law), trespass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the law — Synonyms and related words: breach the law, care naught for, circumvent the law, commit a crime, contravene, defy, disobey, disobey the law, disregard, disregard the law, flout, go counter to, ignore, infract, infringe, not conform, not heed, not … Moby Thesaurus
break the law/rules — not obey the law, commit a crime If you rob a store, you are breaking the law … English idioms
break a law — index disobey, offend (violate the law) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the association of — index disband Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the connection with — index disengage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the contract — index default Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the news — index notify, reveal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the pattern — index deviate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the peace — index brawl, fight (battle) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
break the record — index surpass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
