Flout

This allowed the company to flout the law.

It's easier to avoid than to flout.

I decided to flout the rules and stay out past curfew.

He likes to flout rules he takes offense to.

It is a small country but about 750 million plastic bags are used in New Zealand each year. Surveys show most people support the ban on lightweight single-use bags that the government says are an environmental menace. Retailers who flout the law could face heavy fines and shoppers are encouraged to report offenders, while random checks by officials are also planned. But authorities say their initial approach will be to educate companies about their responsibilities before fines are imposed.

The manoeuvres of Microsoft and HP appear to comply with the letter of the regulations, even if they flout their spirit.

Of necessity[…] the duty to comply with the rules designed to spare civilians as much as possible the hazards of war is absolute, not contingent on the behavior of opponents. The Israeli government already seems to be flouting those rules.

Yet all ' s not worth a pin, But could not get her; Phillida flouts me. Dick had her to the Vine

Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky.

A flout is when someone deliberately and ostentatiously contravenes a maxim.