against the law

違法の、法律に反する

国の法律によって禁止されていること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： 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.)

類義語： illegal, unlawful

反対語： legal, lawful

よく使う表現： against the law, against the law here

その法律に反対している

特定の法律や、その法律の適用についての考えに反対している。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： be against the law (Many voters are against the law and want it repealed.)

類義語： opposed to the law

よく使う表現： against the law, against the law proposed