An electoral racket, cried that party, and arguably in defiance of federal law.

ECONOMIST: Mexico

And unless action is taken, we can expect more arbitrary court decisions, more litigation, more defiance of the law by local officials, all of which adds to uncertainty.

CNN: Transcript of Bush statement

"This act of aggression is one more instance of North Korea's unacceptable behavior and defiance of international law, " said a statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

CNN: S. Korea vows measures against N. Korea

It made her a soul mate of Reagan who fired the Air Traffic Controllers when they went out on strike in defiance of U.S. law that prohibited them from doing so.

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Yet we seem to find ourselves now claiming to stand outside the law, in defiance of common sense and the principles of natural justice.

BBC: Opening up the libel boundaries