Définition de « against the law » en Anglais

Prepositional phrase

1. Forbidden by law.

   • 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.

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.