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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

against the law en · ADP

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Forbidden by law.
    • It's against the law / It was against the law / Oh, what the mama saw / It was against the law 1972, Paul Simon, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”, in Paul Simon:
    • They knew darn well that it's against the law, and they did it anyway.
    • It's against the law to knowingly allow an attractive nuisance to remain in place.
  2. Being in principled opposition to a law's existence or wording, or to a school of thought about its application.
    • 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.

Relateds

antinomism · antilegal · recuse · counterregulation · antilegalism

Synonyms

illegal · unlawful

Translations (9)

fi lainvastainen (illegal, forbidden by law) · ru незако́нный (illegal, forbidden by law) · cmn 違法 /违法 (illegal, forbidden by law) · ru противозако́нный (illegal, forbidden by law) · da ulovligt (illegal, forbidden by law) · ru нелега́льный (illegal, forbidden by law) · da ulovlig (illegal, forbidden by law) · cmn 不軌 /不轨 (illegal, forbidden by law) · de gesetzwidrig (illegal, forbidden by law)