to spend money or effort pointlessly; a waste of resources

to circumvent the law

happening or done without the desired effect or result

corruption and abuse of the law; to take bribes and bend the law

to exert effort to no avail or without achieving the desired result

to exceed the proper limit in righting a wrong; to overcompensate for a mistake resulting in another extreme

an unnecessary journey or additional distance traveled in vain, often due to a mistake or lack of information

to die in tragic circumstances

to neglect, ignore, or pay no heed to facts, principles, or the interests of others

to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)

winding lane

money spent unnecessarily or on something not worth the cost

one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man

to work in vain

not in vain; worthwhile

tumultuous and disorderly; in a state of chaos or confusion