break a law

and break the law

to fail to obey a law; to act contrary to a law. 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Xanthippe	ksahn-teep-pe (Ancient Greek), zan-TIP-ee (English)	Ancient Greek
Merry	['meri]
Yevgeniya	yev-GYE-nee-yah, eev-GYE-nee-yah	Russian
Yuuna	yoo:-nah	Japanese
Joel	['dʒəuəl]
Laurine	-	French