Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

above the law

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.01 in modern English

Syllables: above the law
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.

Example Sentences

"The emperor is above the law."
"You may think you're above the law, but you're not."
"'The law,' she laughed with scorn - 'the law! Canst thou not understand, oh Holly, that I am above the law, and so shall my Kallikrates be also? All human law will be to us as the north wind to a mountain.'"
"If we hesitate to call those actions and their perpetrator criminal, then we are saying he is above the law and giving license to future presidents to do whatever they want."

Phrases

law unto oneself

Frequently Paired Words

law unto oneself below the law

Questions

What does above the law mean?: Exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.

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