What does bending the law mean?

to change the rules in a way that is considered to be not important or not harmful: Can’t you bend the rules a little?

What’s the difference between bending the rules and breaking the rules?

Not any change, adjustment, or exception to a rule is bending a rule. The word bend is chosen to contrast with break. Breaking a rule means simply violating it. Calling it bending means that you’re violating it only a little bit, usually to serve a purpose more important than the purpose served by the rule.

What is breaking the law?

Definition of break/violate the law : to do something illegal.

Is it OK to bend the rules?

Bending a rule to motivate your team is probably fine if you can imagine successfully defending your decision to your bosses. While they may not approve, you should have a clear business reason for your actions.

What’s an example of bending the law?

bend the law To do something that does not technically break the law but could be considered inappropriate or unfair. A: “Come on, a little bit of speeding is just bending the law.” B: “Yeah, I think a police officer would disagree with that.” They can’t arrest me for just bending the law!

Do you bend or break meaning?

proverb It is better to be flexible than to abandon someone or something altogether. I don’t know why you’re contemplating ending your relationship over this —it’s really not that big a deal.

What does I bend regulations to get things done mean?

bend the rules To allow something to be done which is technically against the rules or not normally accepted. It’s galling to know that the management team, who are so strict with the lower-level employees, all bend the rules to give themselves more vacation time and bigger bonuses.

What’s another word for breaking the law?

What is another word for break the law?

commit an offense	transgress
commit a sin	break law
break commandment	behave inappropriately
succumb to temptation	wallow in the mire
act improperly	live in sin

Why is bending the rules good?

Anyone who’s been the recipient of a bent rule knows the power of an empathetic customer service rep. Bending rules can buy increased customer satisfaction and a strong sense of loyalty. As a manager, how can you communicate to employees when it’s OK to bend the rules — and when it isn’t?

Why do we bend the rules?

Essentially everybody has their own level of acceptable or ‘target risk’. If they perceive that the risks of bending a rule are lower than their target risk then they will take additional risks (i.e shortcuts) in order to reap the benefits and rewards from doing so. This is how desire pathways come into being.