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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Has flouted planning regulations?
Does "has flouted planning regulations" mean "(the religious sect) has ridiculed/violated planning regulations"?
Context:
* Perhaps I spoke too soon. The Independent on Sunday of 5 June 2005 carried
the following item: 'Malaysian officials say religious sect which built sacred teapot
the size of a house has flouted planning regulations.' See also BBC News at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4692039.stm.
Context:
* Perhaps I spoke too soon. The Independent on Sunday of 5 June 2005 carried
the following item: 'Malaysian officials say religious sect which built sacred teapot
the size of a house has flouted planning regulations.' See also BBC News at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4692039.stm.
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Dictionaries are your friends.
: to break or ignore (a law, rule, etc.) without hiding what you are doing or showing fear or shame
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flout
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verb \'flau?t\: to break or ignore (a law, rule, etc.) without hiding what you are doing or showing fear or shame
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flout
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