above the law

idiom

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

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Teresa Ribera, executive vice president for clean, just and competitive transition, said regulators’ decision shows that large companies aren’t above the law. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025 However Trump supporters insist the raid demonstrates that nobody is above the law. James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025 No one should be above the law. Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 13 Aug. 2025 The Supreme Court of Brazil says Bolsonaro is not above the law. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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