Gloria Steinem

Ms.' always flouted the rules of the ad world that say, especially for products directed at women, that the ad must be connected to the editorial. You don't have food ads unless you have recipes. You don't get clothing ads unless you have lavish fashion coverage. We never did that; every other women's magazine does.

American Activist

John O. Brennan

By the time President Obama took office, Guantanamo was viewed internationally as a symbol of a counterterrorism approach that flouted our laws and strayed from our values, undercutting the perceived legitimacy - and therefore the effectiveness - of our efforts.

American Public Servant

Shereen El Feki

Some countries have good laws, laws which could stem the tide of HIV. The problem is that these laws are flouted. Because stigma gives unofficial license to treat people living with HIV or those at greatest risk unlike other citizens.

British Journalist

Karen Hughes

I can't imagine anyone who doesn't think the world is safer without a tyrant who murdered his own people, used weapons of mass destruction against them and flouted the world for so many years.

American Politician

John Fleming

We know that the crime committed by people with guns by criminals, they get the guns by flouting the law to begin with. They don't go to gun shows.

Ann Widdecombe

It is quite wrong that one group of people should regularly and deliberately flout the law, boast about it and get away with it.

British Politician

Robert Rinder

If an employer decides to flout the law, it may be guilty of criminal offences and subject to serious financial liability.

English Judge

Smriti Irani

If somebody flouts laws unconstitutionally, they will not get support from the BJP.

Indian Politician

Gautam Adani

Modi government has not flouted any rule or regulation to help anyone.

Indian Businessman

Arvind Kejriwal

I have not flouted any rules on transfers or posting.

Using 'flout' indicates someone is deliberately ignoring rules, not just accidentally breaking them.

Intentional Disregard

'Flout' often carries a negative tone, suggesting disapproval of the action.

Negative Connotation

'Flout' is typically used in situations where someone is rebelling against authority or convention.

Rebellious Context

 it was clear that Prohibition had not brought the social improvements it had promised. Instead it contributed to political corruption and organized crime and was flouted by millions of citizens. At one raid on an Detroit beer hall, the local sheriff, mayor and a congressman

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 Shereen It's not just a question of unfair or ineffective laws. Some countries have good laws, laws which could stem the tide of HIV. The problem is that these laws are flouted.