He said the abrupt changes in management, though legal, "violated the spirit of the law."

So they're violating the spirit and intent of Copyright itself.

Earlier this fall he ruled that the Government had violated the spirit and terms of the act.

The Pentagon has violated the spirit of this act in several ways.

This is obviously bad law and clearly violates the spirit of the code.

Several election lawyers said the transfer violated the spirit of the state's law, if not the letter.

Although these cars violate the spirit of the event, if not the rules, enforcement can be difficult.

In cricket, such behavior is considered to be violating the "spirit of the game".

Was he violating the spirit of the national campaign finance law?

Nearly 36 now, he seems to be violating the spirit, if not the number, of his own cutoff date.