against the law

On the other hand, there is no fraud against the law committed by one who leaves the territory within which the law binds even if he do this with tne intention freeing himself from the law.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI

In Puritan England, about 300 years ago, it was against the law to wear the color red.

Tears of a Tiger

Æquiprobabilists in reply say that the axiom lex dubia non obligat holds when the law is strictly doubtful, i.e. when the reasons for and against the law are equal or nearly equal.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss

But the arguments were over logic and legality: it was against the law for them to take over University Hall; it was immoral to act against the law; but it was more immoral not to act against the law when the law supports an immoral war.

The Women’s Room

What vile hand or puny arm has been lifted up against the law of God and the omipotence of the Most High?

Autobiography, sermons, addresses, and essays of Bishop L. H. Holsey, D. D.,

Distilling alcohol—any amount of alcohol—is against the law without a registered still and a permit.

CHASING the WHITE DOG

We quickly told the Holdridges of our hair-raising drive, and they rold us it was against the law to use headlights.

Barbara Bush

It is against the law to enter the spike with more than eightpence, and any sum less than this one is supposed to hand over at the gate.

Down and Out in Paris and London

"Listen, you dogmeat turd, it's against the law to try to bribe a policeman and if you claim your fingers're police brutality I'll personally grind your fornicating Secret Sack to mincemeat!"

Noble House

So I considered DAVID'S adultery, and murder, and found them most heinous crimes; and those too committed after light and grace received: but yet by considering that his transgressions were only such as were against the law of MOSES, from which the Lord Christ could, with the consent of His word, deliver him: but mine was against the gospel; yea, against the Mediator thereof; I had sold my Saviour.

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners