flout
verb (used with object)
to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock.
flouted
Example Sentences
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The audit found that gang units citywide routinely flouted the department’s rules on pretext stops, including by often failing to obtain proper consent to search vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
While leading the commission from 2017 to 2020, he advocated for individual investors and cracked down on the public sale of cryptocurrencies, which he had said flouted investor protections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
In recent years, however, the company has repeatedly flouted regulators and the legal process.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
And that even in inherently risky mine environments, human error most often proves to be the fatal factor: management failure, flawed safety systems and flouted protocols.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
“You have all of you flouted me. Always.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
