Flouting

//ˈflaʊtɪŋ//

"Flouting" in a Sentence (3 examples)

A number of improvement notices have been issued to eateries for flouting hygiene regulations.

Police officers have reported that people receiving fines for flouting physical-distancing guidelines in Australia were coughing on them and then claiming they had COVID-19.

We have observed that implicatures are a standard strategy for overcoming apparent floutings of the maxims of quality.

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