against the law
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see against, the, law.
- (law) Illegal; forbidden by law.
- 1972, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”, in Paul Simon:
- It's against the law / It was against the law / Oh, what the mama saw / It was against the law
Translations
[edit]illegal, forbidden by law
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