above the law

above the law
9. (field of study, profession) 法学；法律学；法律行业
- A career in law is becoming increasingly attractive to young people. 法律行业对年轻人的吸引力越来越大。
- He came to Oxford and studied law. 他来到牛津大学攻读法学。
- a degree in law 法学学位
10. (principles of courts of common law) 普通法原则
11. (formula, principle) 定理；定律；普遍原则
12. (hill) (尤指圆形的)小山
13. the law
(legal system) 法律体系；法律制度
- against the law 违反法律制度
(profession, practice) 司法界；法律行业；律师业
<非正式> (police) 警察；警官
- Watch out, here come the law! 小心, 警察来了！
14. the Law【宗】 =Law of Moses
(English term) =Torah¹
See also: Oral Law Written Law
15. above the law<贬> (disregarding of law) 凌驾于法律之上
- a corrupt organization who seem to regard themselves above the law 似乎将自身凌驾于法律之上的腐败组织
- One opposition member of parliament accuses the government of wanting to be above the law. 议会一名反对党议员指责政府意图凌驾于法律之上。
- He considered himself above the law. 他自以为凌驾于法律之上。
16. by law
(according to the law) 根据法律；依据法律
- By law all restaurants must display their prices outside. 根据法律, 所有餐厅都必须在店外明示用餐价格。
- Minicabs are prohibited by law from touting passers-by for business. 法律禁止迷你出租车沿街揽客。
17. to go to law<主英> (take legal action) 打官司；提起诉讼
- He went to law and did not succeed in his claim against us. 他把我们告上了法庭, 但没有告赢。
18. a law unto yourself/itself
(independent) [+ person, organization] 我行我素者；目无法纪者
- Some of the landowners were a law unto themselves. There was nobody to check their excesses and they exploited the people. 某些土地所有者目无法纪。他们横行霸道, 鱼肉乡民。
- The House of Lords is a law unto itself, so it never gives reasons for turning down a petition for leave to appeal. 上议院我行我素, 拒绝上诉许可申请时从来不给出理由。
19. to lay down the law
(tell other people what they should do) 发号施令
- traditional parents, who believe in laying down the law for their offspring 认为应对子女发号施令的传统家长
- She quickly starts laying down the law to her estranged son. 她很快就开始向她那感情疏远的儿子发号施令。
- Who was I suddenly to start laying down the law in such a simplistic, brutal way? 我有什么资格突然就这样开始简单粗暴地发号施令呢？
- She did not feel it was her place to lay down the law. 她觉得这里轮不到她来发号施令。
See: law

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