Shouldn’t the word be ‘’flouts’’ the law?
From Languagetips.com:
Tip 1: If you’ve got it, flout it?
Someone recently asked me if there was a difference between flout and flaunt. The answer is decidedly yes. The two words are often, and more and more commonly, confused, but, in truth, the only similarity between the two is in their pronunciation–not in their meanings.
Flout means to disregard in a smug manner, defy, show disdain for, mock.
This so-called writer flouts all the rules of grammar.
Flaunt means to show off, to parade or display ostentatiously.
That investigator flaunts his success in getting NIH grants in front of the whole faculty.
If you’ve got it, flaunt it.
The problem is that people often use “flaunt” when they mean “flout,” although you don’t often see “flout” used as “flaunt.” But “flaunt” should be used as “flaunt,” and “flout should be used as “flout.” I think part of the problem may be that both “flaunt” and “flout” imply some arrogance (flouting the law, flaunting her wealth), but the meanings are actually distinct, and one word should not be used as the other.
There you go, flouting your intelligence.