above the law

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

above the law

1. (idiomatic) Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.

   The emperor is above the law.

   You may think you're above the law, but you're not.

   • 1982-1986, Knight Rider (television production), spoken by narrator (Richard Basehart):

     Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.

Translations

exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凌駕於法律之上／凌驾于法律之上, 凌驾于法律之上 (língjià yú fǎlǜ zhīshàng)

• Dutch: boven de wet
• Finnish: lain yläpuolella
• French: au-dessus des lois
• German: über dem Gesetz
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• Greek: υπεράνω του νόμου (yperáno tou nómou)
• Japanese: 法の埒外 (ほうのらちがい, hō no rachigai)
• Portuguese: acima da lei
• Russian: превы́ше зако́на (prevýše zakóna)
• Spanish: por encima de la ley