against the law

illégal, contraire à la loi

Qui est interdit par les lois d’un pays.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : illegal, unlawful

Contraires : legal, lawful

Expressions courantes : against the law, against the law here

opposé à la loi

Qui s’oppose à une loi précise ou à la façon dont certains pensent qu’elle devrait être appliquée.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : be against the law (Many voters are against the law and want it repealed.)

Synonymes : opposed to the law

Expressions courantes : against the law, against the law proposed