above the law

English

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Prepositional phrase

above the law

(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.

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 (língjià yú fǎlǜ zhīshàng)
Dutch: boven de wet
Finnish: lain yläpuolella
French: au-dessus des lois
German: über dem Gesetz

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

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