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
Arkadiusz	ahr-KAHD-yuwsh	Polish
Hieronymus	hee-RO-nee-muws (German)	German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Travers	TRA-vərz	English (Rare)
Deal	[di:l]
Costache	kos-TAH-ke	Romanian
Aspinal	['æspinl]