outside the law

phrase

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.

Examples of outside the law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The voluntary intoxication loophole means a person may be too impaired to make a meaningful choice and still fall outside the law’s protections for incapacity. — Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

The donations Weinstein and Liner made to Hoffman and Hernandez fall outside the law’s time frame, campaign records show. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Flybjerg, on the other hand, understands the field all too well, and suggests taking care of Vega for good, outside the law. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026

The submission was rejected within 10 days, Li said, likely because Pop Mart has fewer than 1,000 employees in Germany and is outside the law’s current scope. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026

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