against the law

illegal, gesetzwidrig

So, dass es nach den Gesetzen eines Landes verboten ist.

In einfachem Englisch: If something is forbidden by the rules of a country, people must not do it.

• Stealing is against the law.
• Is it against the law to park here?
• Selling those drugs was against the law.

So benutzt man es: be against the law (Driving without a licence is against the law.); be against the law to do something (It is against the law to steal.)

Synonyme: illegal, unlawful

Gegenteile: legal, lawful

Häufige Wendungen: against the law, against the law here

gegen das Gesetz

Gegen ein bestimmtes Gesetz oder gegen Vorstellungen darüber, wie es angewendet werden sollte.

In einfachem Englisch: Opposed to a particular law or to how people believe it should be used.

• I am against the law they proposed.
• She was against the law because it limited free speech.
• Are you against the law itself or its wording?

So benutzt man es: be against the law (Many voters are against the law and want it repealed.)

Synonyme: opposed to the law

Häufige Wendungen: against the law, against the law proposed