You have come here because you preached treason, in deliberate defiance of recent edicts issued by the State.

In deliberate defiance of her threat, he opened the door, put his hand on the small of her back, and shoved.

It is worth noting, however, that the offences listed are either in deliberate defiance of God's holy law, or offences against people - not property.

Twain's skepticism was clearly not the honest questioning of a seeker of truth but the deliberate defiance of a confessed rebel.

"His refusal to attend is the result of a willful and deliberate defiance," Mr. Morrison said.

The government said that a series of actions from Admiral Bhagwat "were in deliberate defiance of the government."

But in deliberate defiance of this newfound respectability, some top acts have begun to pursue a less-than-wholesome sideline: commercial pornography.

Obviously the international community cannot ignore such deliberate defiance.

In 1951 when the leaders of the Congress Movement developed a plan involving deliberate defiance of the apartheid laws, Berrangé was consulted on its legal implications.

As though in deliberate defiance of the waves of disapproval directed at her, Mrs. Carstairs chose to improve on the occasion.