someone who is above the law does not have to obey the law 凌驾于法律之上
Many ministers seem to regard themselves as being above the law.
许多部长似乎认为自己可以凌驾于法律之上。
Examples from the Corpus
be above the law• Judges declareJockeyClubis above the law.• CountyAdministrator Wang thought he was above the law.• The great judgeLordDenning in a historicjudgment once said that no one, however mighty, was above the law.• But Democrats applauded, generally taking the piousview that the White House can never be above the law.• A young man died, and nobodyis above the law.• One of the negativereminders of Watergate is that the highest officials of government often are above the law.