Words similar to flout

Example sentences for: flout

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The president also tells the Times that he is prepared to flout Senate Republicans by making a recess appointment of Bill Lann Lee to Justice's top civil rights post.
Even without the specific delegation of authority, state law may still be considered valid if it doesn't flout federal goals.
Those who make and enforce the law have a special obligation not to flout it.
Thousands of young women helped to build the church of God with their body, blood and bones when frenzied fathers, husbands or fiancés preferred to see them die by fire, sword or the fangs of wild beasts rather than live to flout [sic] the duty and destiny of womanhood.
According to the LAT lead, yesterday's combat over Iraq represents both the determination of the U.S. to enforce the "no-fly" zones and of Saddam Hussein to flout them.