against the law

English

Prepositional phrase

against the law

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

illegal, forbidden by law

Chinese:
Mandarin: 違法／违法 (zh) (wéifǎ), 不軌／不轨 (zh) (bùguǐ)
Danish: ulovligt, ulovlig
Finnish: lainvastainen (fi)
German: gesetzwidrig (de)
Russian: незако́нный (ru) (nezakónnyj), противозако́нный (ru) (protivozakónnyj), нелега́льный (ru) (nelegálʹnyj)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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