- to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
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- to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
This idiom is used to describe a situation where someone in a position of authority uses their power to manipulate the legal system for personal gain, particularly to benefit family members or friends rather than seek justice.
He bent the law to help his relatives evade legal consequences.
Such behavior is not only unethical but also undermines the integrity of the law.
Generated collocations (experimental)
xùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法to bend the law to favor personal connectionsxùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法xíng wéi行为acts of bending the law for personal gainzài在xùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法de的qíng kuàng情况xià下in cases of bending the law for personal interestsxùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法àn jiàn案件cases of favoritism and abuse of the lawjìn zhǐ禁止xùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法prohibit bending the law for personal connectionsxùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法de的fǔ bài腐败corruption stemming from favoritism in law enforcementxùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法de的píng gū评估assessment of favoritism and abuse of legal authorityduì对xùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法de的chéng fá惩罚punishment for bending the law for personal reasonsdǎ jī打击xùn sī wǎng fǎ徇私枉法crackdown on abuse of the law for personal interests