above the law

idiom

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

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In a constitutional democracy that insists — at least in principle — that no one should be above the law? Yohuru Williams, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026 No one, including federal agents, is above the law. Christopher Cann, USA Today, 16 Jan. 2026 Former Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon, speaking at a labor forum featuring Democratic candidates in Los Angeles, said that federal agents aren’t above the law. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026 The truth will come out, and the public must be reminded in this moment that no one is above the law. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 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 29 Jan. 2026.

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