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 Translation for 'abide by the law' from English to Slovak
práv.
dodržiavať zákon [nedok.]
to abide by the law
Partial Matches
dodržiavať predpisy [nedok.]to abide by the rules
dodržiavať pravidlá [nedok.]to abide by the rules
nábož.
dodržiavať Desatoro [nedok.]
to abide by the Ten Commandments
dodržiavať n-čo [nedok.]to abide by sth.
zachovávať n-čo [nedok.]to abide by sth.
práv.
porušiť zákon [dok.]
to break the law
práv.
dodržiavať zákon [nedok.]
to respect the law
práv.
rovnosť {f} pred zákonom
equality before the law
práv.
diera {f} v zákone
loophole in the law
práv.
byť v rozpore s duchom zákona [nedok.]
to be abhorrent to the spirit of the law
držať sa litery zákona [nedok.] [idióm]stick to the letter of the law [idiom]
pri mori {adv}by the sea
mimochodomby the way
Ozaj, ...By the way, ...
presne podľa predpisovby the book
schmatnúť n-ho za golier [dok.]seize sb. by the collar
podľa toho, ako to vyzeráby the looks of it
chytiť n-ho za ruku [dok.]to take sb. by the hand
vziať n-ho za ruku [dok.]to take sb. by the hand
hrať podľa pravidiel [nedok.] [obr.]to play by the rules [fig.]
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Usage Examples English
  • In September 2003 a project or draft to reform Law 84 of 1989 did not pass in the Congress of Colombia. The reform proposed the imposition of legal penalties to those who did not abide by the law.
  • They have the same personal duty as anyone else to abide by the law at all times.
  • All senators for life who had been appointed before the change were grandfathered in to allow them to serve beyond that, but many agreed to abide by the law and resign at 75.
  • Plaintiff's attorney Kevin O'Hanlon described the jury verdict as a message to school districts across Texas to abide by the law and not play politics.
  • The passing of the act led to the retirement of most of the US superheroes, the sole exceptions being government-sponsored heroes such as The Comedian and Doctor Manhattan (who are used to fight wars, allowing the US to win the Vietnam War) and Rorschach, who refuses to abide by the law.

  • In response, Senator Leahy said, "If you do not even attempt to persuade Congress to amend the law, you must abide by the law as written."
  • Income taxes are required, however, to abide by the law of geographical uniformity.
  • The series followed the lives of the career criminal West family after the matriarch, Cheryl (Robyn Malcolm), decided the family should go straight and abide by the law.
  • They were in fact legalised soon after, with the limitation that their manifestos had to abide by the law.
  • These criminals and their activities are not to be confused with legitimate ticket brokers and individuals who abide by the law to legally resell tickets on the secondary market.

  • When the railroads refused to abide by the law while their court challenge to its constitutionality was pending, the railway unions began preparing again to strike.
  • The people of Carnacliff say that Murdock does not abide by the law either.
  • Corporations can abide by the law and use tax loopholes to avoid paying large amounts of tax and the activity isn't considered corrupt in a legal sense.
  • They also strictly measured the size of traders' baggage and strictly abide by the law.
  • When asked by MPs whether he would rule out a second prorogation, he refused, and when asked whether he would abide by the law which mandates him to request an extension to Article 50, he said he would not do so; he had earlier described the law as a "Surrender Bill" or commonly referred to in the media as the Benn Act.

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