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    above the law

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    adj.AdjectiveExempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.
    He acts like he's above the law.
    phr.PhraseConsidered untouchable or immune from legal consequences.
    The wealthy often seem to be above the law.

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    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • And that is that some people, because of the position of power and public trust that they hold, are above the law.

      And that is that some people, because of the position of power and public trust that they hold, are above the law.

    • And that is that some people, because of the position of power and public trust that they hold, are above the law.

      And that is that some people, because of the position of power and public trust that they hold, are above the law.

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    Deleted Scene from "Batman v Superman” Starring Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel Live /2016 /#henrycavill

    04:23Deleted Scene from "Batman v Superman” Starring Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel Live /2016 /#henrycavill
    • This Batman thinks he's above the law.

      This Batman thinks he's above the law.

    • This Batman thinks he's above the law.

      This Batman thinks he's above the law.

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    Netanyahu asks to be pardoned on corruption charges | DW News

    05:08Netanyahu asks to be pardoned on corruption charges | DW News
    • We saw people protesting outside the president's home in Tel Aviv following this request for a plea, with many saying that Netanyahu does not stand above the law.

      We saw people protesting outside the president's home in Tel Aviv following this request for a plea, with many saying that Netanyahu does not stand above the law.

    • We saw people protesting outside the President's home in Tel Aviv following this request for a plea, with many saying that Netanyahu does not stand above the law.

      We saw people protesting outside the President's home in Tel Aviv following this request for a plea, with many saying that Netanyahu does not stand above the law.

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    Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders Movie HD

    02:26Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders Movie HD
    • You think you're above the law.

      You think you're above the law.

    • You think you're above the law, but I'm not the law.

      You think you're above the law, but I'm not the law.

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    Top 10 Times Entitled Celebs Got HUMBLED

    11:02Top 10 Times Entitled Celebs Got HUMBLED
    • But the moment stands as a perfect reminder that even Hollywood royalty isn't above the law.

      But the moment stands as a perfect reminder that even Hollywood royalty isn't above the law.

    • Witherspoon later called the incident "deeply embarrassing," but the moment stands as a perfect reminder that even Hollywood royalty isn't above the law, not even Elle Woods herself.

      Witherspoon later called the incident "deeply embarrassing," but the moment stands as a perfect reminder that even Hollywood royalty isn't above the law, not even Elle Woods herself.

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    Trump impeachment debate highlights

    03:08Trump impeachment debate highlights
    • I want my daughter to be able to tell her children Grandma did the right thing because in America no one is above the law.

      I want my daughter to be able to tell her children Grandma did the right thing because in America no one is above the law.

    • I want my daughter to be able to tell her children grandma did the right thing because in America, no one is above the law.

      I want my daughter to be able to tell her children grandma did the right thing because in America, no one is above the law.

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    See new CNN poll results after Biden-Trump debate

    10:20See new CNN poll results after Biden-Trump debate
    • No one, no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.

      No one, no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.

    • No one, no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.

      No one, no one is above the law, not even the president of the United States.

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    [英語對話/中英字幕] 黃國昌 3/23 板橋演講解析! 道盡政府貪腐雙標!#看政治學英語 [ 國際可能不了解台灣,靠你我的轉發,為真相找出口!]#看政治學英語 ⁨@KC-Huang

    15:52[英語對話/中英字幕] 黃國昌 3/23 板橋演講解析! 道盡政府貪腐雙標!#看政治學英語 [ 國際可能不了解台灣,靠你我的轉發,為真相找出口!]#看政治學英語   ⁨@KC-Huang
    • Exactly, no one is above the law.

      Exactly, no one is above the law.

    • Law one is above the law.

      Law one is above the law.

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    Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina: BBC Learning English from the News

    06:40Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina: BBC Learning English from the News
    • "Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death." And that headline again: "Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death." And that's from The Conversation, a British current affairs website.

      "Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death." And that headline again: "Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death." And that's from The Conversation, a British current affairs website.

    • And the next expression we're going to learn is "above the law." Yes, the idea of someone being above the law is that someone is so important or powerful that laws effectively do not apply to them.

      And the next expression we're going to learn is "above the law." Yes, the idea of someone being above the law is that someone is so important or powerful that laws effectively do not apply to them.

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    Trump Distracts from Epstein Files with War in Iran, MAGA Tries to Spin & Donny's Big Red Rash

    14:47Trump Distracts from Epstein Files with War in Iran, MAGA Tries to Spin & Donny's Big Red Rash
    • As an American, as a citizen, all of us should be, regardless of party, wondering, "What are they hiding?" The President of the United States is not above the law and should be, in a setting like this, answering questions under oath.

      As an American, as a citizen, all of us should be, regardless of party, wondering, "What are they hiding?" The President of the United States is not above the law and should be, in a setting like this, answering questions under oath.

    • As an American, as a citizen, all of us should be, regardless of party, wondering, what are they doing hiding the President of the United States is not above the law and should be in a setting like this answering questions under oath.

      As an American, as a citizen, all of us should be, regardless of party, wondering, what are they doing hiding the President of the United States is not above the law and should be in a setting like this answering questions under oath.

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