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against the law

against the law prepositional phrase: forbidden by law.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) 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.
    Synonyms:
    illegal, unlawful
  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.

against the law meaning in Urdu

against the law in Urdu

غیر قانونی, خلاف قانون, قانون کی خلاف ورزی

Synonyms of against the law

Questions about against the law

What does against the law mean?
Against the law means forbidden by law.
What is against the law in Urdu?
Against the law in Urdu is غیر قانونی, خلاف قانون, قانون کی خلاف ورزی. See Against the law meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is against the law?
Against the law is a prepositional phrase.

Words near against the law in the dictionary

  1. against someone's will
  2. against the clock
  3. against the collar
  4. against the grain
  5. against the hair
  6. against the law
  7. against the run of play
  8. against the world
  9. against time
  10. againstand
  11. againstands

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