Lingaku- to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
- Might makes right.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
- Might makes right.
This phrase describes a situation where someone uses their personal authority or persuasive language to override the law, indicating a lack of lawful order and proper governance. It is often used to criticize those in power who act arbitrarily.
Some officials substitute their words for the law, resulting in social chaos.
This behavior reflects the phenomenon of abusing power to crush the law.
This phrase denotes the principle that those with power can impose their will regardless of what is just or lawful, often used in discussions of political or social injustice.
In this society, many people believe that might makes right.
zhè zhǒng这种qíng kuàng情况xià下，ruò弱zhě者zǒng shì总是shòu hài zhě受害者，yīn wèi因为Qiáng强zhě者jué dìng决定le了yī qiè一切。
In this situation, the weak are always victims because the strong decide everything.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yǐ yán dài fǎ以言代法to substitute words for the lawyǐ quán yā fǎ以权压法to suppress the law with poweryǐ quán móu sī以权谋私to use power for personal gainyǐ以Quán权luàn乱fǎ法to disrupt the law with powermò shì漠视fǎ lǜ法律to disregard the lawwú fǎ wú tiān无法无天to be lawless; a state of anarchyquán lì权力làn yòng滥用abuse of poweryǐ以Quán权xíng shì行事to act based on powerquán wēi权威zhì shàng至上authority above allzhuān zhì专制tǒng zhì统治autocratic rulefǎ zhì法治quē shī缺失absence of the rule of lawquán lì权力yóu xì游戏power play