Counterlaw

/ˈkaʊntərˌlɔ/ noun

Definition

A law or legal principle that opposes, contradicts, or neutralizes another law or principle.

Etymology

From counter- + law, from Old English lagu (from Old Norse lög, meaning something laid down). The compound suggests laws in opposition.

Kelly Says

Counterlaws show up in constitutional systems—like how one court ruling can contradict a previous ruling and then a higher court has to decide which law actually matters!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሕግ አ contrario
hig a con-tra-rio
ARالعربية
خلاف القانون
khilaaf al-qānūn
BNবাংলা
কানুনের বিরুদ্ধে
ka-nu-ner bi-rud-dhe
CACatalà
contra llei
kon-tra llei
CSČeština
protiprávní
pro-ti-pra-v-ni
DADansk
imod loven
i-mod lo-ven
DEDeutsch
Gesetzwidrigkeit
ge-setz-wi-dig-keit
ELΕλληνικά
κατά του νόμου
ka-ta tu no-mou
ESEspañol
contra-ley
kon-tra-ley
FAفارسی
مخالف قانون
makh-al-f qānūn
FISuomi
lain vastainen
lai-n vast-ai-nen
FRFrançais
contre-loi
kɔ̃tʁə-lwa
GUGU
લોકલેખન વિરુદ્ધ
lo-kal-e-khan vi-ru-dhd
HAHA
karshe da doka
kar-she da do-ka
HEעברית
נגד החוק
ne-ged ha-choq
HIहिन्दी
कानून का विरुद्ध
ka-no-on ka vi-rudh
HUMagyar
törvényellenes
tor-ven-ye-len-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
lawan hukum
la-wan hu-kum
IGIG
akụ na ụgbọ
a-ku na ug-bo
ITItaliano
contro legge
kon-tro leg-ge
JA日本語
反法
han-ho
KKKK
законды
za-kon-dy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងនឹងច្បាប់
bra-chaam-ng ni-ng cha-bap
KO한국어
반법
ban-beop
MRMR
आधुनिक कायदा
a-a-dhun-ik ka-ya-da
MSBahasa Melayu
bertentangan dengan undang-undang
ber-ten-tan-gan de-ngan un-dang-un-dang
MYမြန်မာ
ဥပဒေ ပြန်လည်
u-pa-de pyan-li
NLNederlands
tegen de wet
te-gen de wet
NONorsk
imot loven
i-mot lo-ven
PAPA
ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਖਿਲਾਫ
ka-no-on khi-laf
PLPolski
przeciwko prawu
przi-wo-ko praw-u
PTPortuguês
lei contrária
lei kon-tra-ri-a
RORomână
contra lege
kon-tra le-ge
RUРусский
противозаконность
pro-ti-vo-za-kon-nost
SVSvenska
mot lagen
mot la-gen
SWKiswahili
kinyume cha sheria
ki-nyu-me cha she-ri-a
TAதமிழ்
கட்டளையின் எதிரே
kat-ta-lai-yin e-thi-re
TEతెలుగు
నियमాలకు వ్యతిరేకంగా
ni-ya-ma-la-ku vy-ti-re-ka-nga
THไทย
กฎหมายตรงกันข้าม
gdet-ma-hai dtrong gan kham
TLTL
labag sa batas
la-bag sa ba-tas
TRTürkçe
kanuna aykırı
ka-nu-na ay-ki-ri
UKУкраїнська
протиправність
pro-ti-pra-v-nist
URاردو
قانون کے خلاف
qanun ke khilaf
VITiếng Việt
phản luật
phan luat
YOYO
àṣẹ-ọ̀-lẹ̀-gbọ́
a-se-o-le-g-bo
ZH中文
反法
fǎn fǎ
ZUZU
ngaphansi kwesifiso
ng-a-phan-si kwe-si-fi-so

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