against the law

illegale, contro la legge

Vietato dalle leggi di un paese.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si 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.)

Sinonimi: illegal, unlawful

Contrari: legal, lawful

Espressioni comuni: against the law, against the law here

contrario alla legge

Contrario a una legge specifica o al modo in cui si ritiene che debba essere applicata.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: be against the law (Many voters are against the law and want it repealed.)

Sinonimi: opposed to the law

Espressioni comuni: against the law, against the law proposed