"against the law" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 違法

Definition

指不被法律允許的行為；是非法的，做了會受處罰。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

偏正式表達，描述被法律禁止的行為，常與“illegal（非法的）”同義。常見於新聞、官方場合和日常對話。不要與“錯誤”（道德上不對，不等於違法）混淆。一般和“is”、“was”等動詞搭配。

Examples

Stealing is against the law.

偷竊是**違法**的。

It is against the law to drive without a license.

無照駕駛是**違法**的。

Selling drugs is against the law here.

在這裡賣毒品是**違法**的。

What you did was against the law, so there could be serious consequences.

你做的事情是**違法**的，可能會有嚴重後果。

Even if everyone else does it, it's still against the law.

即使大家都做，這還是**違法**的。

She wasn't sure if it was just wrong or actually against the law.

她不確定那只是錯誤還是真的**違法**的。