- to flout the law
- Jur. agir au mépris de la loi; transgresser la loi
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
to flout the law
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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
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flout — UK [flaʊt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms flout : present tense I/you/we/they flout he/she/it flouts present participle flouting past tense flouted past participle flouted to deliberately refuse to obey a rule or custom Skateboarders know they … English dictionary
flout — verb countless retailers flout the law by selling cigarettes to children Syn: defy, refuse to obey, disobey, break, violate, fail to comply with, fail to observe, contravene, infringe, breach, commit a breach of, transgress against; ignore,… … Thesaurus of popular words
flout — [flaut] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from flout to play the flute (14 16 centuries)] to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc, without trying to hide what you are doing ▪ Some companies flout the rules and employ children as young as… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flout — flaunt, flout The two words are unrelated. To flaunt means ‘to display ostentatiously’: • Women should have it both ways they should be able to flaunt their sexuality and be taken seriously E. Wurtzel, 1998. To flout means ‘to show contempt for… … Modern English usage
law — noun 1 official rule/rules ⇨ See also ↑martial law ADJECTIVE ▪ administrative, case, civil, common, constitutional, criminal, statute, etc … Collocations dictionary
flout — verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately, openly ▪ The protesters have openly flouted the law. Flout is used with these nouns as the object: ↑convention, ↑law, ↑regulation, ↑rule … Collocations dictionary
flout — [[t]fla͟ʊt[/t]] flouts, flouting, flouted VERB If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it. [V n] ...illegal campers who persist in flouting the law... [V n]… … English dictionary
flout — verb (T) to deliberately disobey a law, rule etc: Countries that flout the agreement will have sanctions imposed on them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
