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Meaning of against the law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Forbidden by law.
    idiomatic
  2. Being in principled opposition to a law's existence or wording, or to a school of thought about its application.

Equivalents

Examples

“It's against the law to knowingly allow an attractive nuisance to remain in place.”
“They knew darn well that it's against the law, and they did it anyway.”
“It's against the law / It was against the law / Oh, what the mama saw / It was against the law”
“The mayor said that the law was passed last year, but also that he believes that most of the citizens are against the law and would support its repeal.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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