above the law

:  in the sky :  overhead

:  in or to heaven

:  in or to a higher place

:  in or to a higher place than :  over

:  upriver of

:  superior to (as in rank, quality, or degree)

:  something that is above

:  a person whose name is written above

:  a higher authority

:  written or discussed higher on the same page or on a preceding page

:  a binding custom or practice of a community :  a rule of conduct or action prescribed (see prescribe 1a) or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority

:  the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules

:  common law

:  litigate

:  to sue or prosecute at law