"break the law" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 犯法

Definition

做法律不允許的事情；犯下罪行或非法行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在正式與非正式語境都常見，泛指所有違法行為。用於非法律性的規定（如校規）時請用 'break the rules'。

Examples

It is wrong to break the law.

**犯法**是不對的。

If you break the law, you may go to jail.

如果你**犯法**，你可能會坐牢。

People should never break the law.

人們絕不應當**犯法**。

He didn't mean to break the law, it was an honest mistake.

他不是故意**犯法**，只是無心之失。

Some people break the law for money, others out of desperation.

有些人為了錢**犯法**，有些人是絕望之下才**犯法**。

You can't just break the law because you disagree with it.

你不能因為不同意法律而隨便**犯法**。