above the law

idiom

: not required to obey the law
No one is above the law.

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Whatever happened to the political left’s cry that no one is above the law? Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025 Above all, it is agreed by the gangsters running college sports, the industry must be exempt from judicial oversight or regulation — above the law, in layman’s language. Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025 From the outset, our firm has maintained that no one is above the law, especially those in positions of power, and that principle remains steadfast. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025 Such immunity clashes with the constitutional principle that no U.S. citizen should be above the law. Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for above the law

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“Above the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20the%20law. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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