"ABOVE THE LAW"
If someone is above the law, they are not subject to the laws of a society.
Example: Just because his father is a rich and powerful man, he seems to think he's above the law and he can do whatever he likes.
Por encima de la ley.
Example sentences:
- In a democracy, no-one is above the law; not even a president or a prime-minister / En una democracia, nadie está por encima de la ley; ni siquiera un presidente o un primer ministro.
- James seemed to think he was above the law, so he was shocked when he was arrested for selling drugs / James solía pensar que estaba por encima de la ley, por lo que se sorprendió cuando fue arrestado por vender drogas.
Additional examples:
- None of us is above the law. We have to obey all of them.
- Football players can't be above the law just because they are so valuable to team owners.
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