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知法犯法的行为 (zhīfǎfànfǎ de xíngwéi - act of knowingly breaking the law)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression / noun phrase

formal

How it works

This phrase describes an action where one is fully aware of a law but deliberately violates it. It combines '知法' (to know the law), '犯法' (to break the law), linked by 'de' (的) to modify 'xíngwéi' (行为 - act/behavior). It is often used in legal or ethical contexts to denote a serious transgression.

Sample sentences

对于这种知法犯法的行为，我们绝不能姑息。

We must never tolerate such an act of knowingly breaking the law.

作为执法者，更不应该有知法犯法的行为。

As law enforcement officers, one should even less engage in acts of knowingly breaking the law.

知法犯法的行为会受到法律的严惩。

Acts of knowingly breaking the law will be severely punished by law.

Quick facts

etymology:The idiom '知法犯法' itself is a four-character idiom (chengyu) where the first two characters mean 'to know the law' and the latter two mean 'to violate the law'.

Often used with

知法犯法者 (zhīfǎfànfǎ zhě - one who knowingly breaks the law)

严惩知法犯法的行为 (yánchéng zhīfǎfànfǎ de xíngwéi - severely punish acts of knowingly breaking the law)

知法犯法，罪加一等 (zhīfǎfànfǎ, zuì jiā yīděng - knowingly breaking the law, the crime is compounded)

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Example

对于这种知法犯法的行为，我们绝不能姑息。

We must never tolerate such an act of knowingly breaking the law.

作为执法者，更不应该有知法犯法的行为。

As law enforcement officers, one should even less engage in acts of knowingly breaking the law.