against the law

ilegal, contra la ley

Que las leyes de un país prohíben hacer.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: illegal, unlawful

Antónimos: legal, lawful

Expresiones frecuentes: against the law, against the law here

en contra de la ley

Que se opone a una ley concreta o a la manera en que se cree que debe aplicarse.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: be against the law (Many voters are against the law and want it repealed.)

Sinónimos: opposed to the law

Expresiones frecuentes: against the law, against the law proposed