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above the law

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above the law
not having to obey laws or rules. Football players can't be above the law just because they are so valuable to team owners.
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"D--n their figures," cries the squire; "a pretty civilised nation, truly, where women are above the law.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
He, who was one of the few that made the Law in that far land, who set the ethical pace, and by conduct gave the standard of right and wrong, was nevertheless above the Law.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
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