以言代法，以权压法

yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ

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Definitions

1. to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2. Might makes right.

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Child Words of 以言代法，以权压法

• 代 代 dài: to substitute
• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 压 压 yā: to press
• 权 权 quán: authority
• 法 法 fǎ: France
• 以权压法 以权压法 yǐ quán yā fǎ: to abuse power to crush the law
• 以言代法 以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ: to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
• 言 言 yán: words