Against

English Spanish Translation of Against

Against the law: Contra la Ley

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What does Against mean in American Law?

The definition of Against in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Given our adversary system, “against” usually shows up in law as meaning “in opposition to” or “contrary to,” e.g., “He filed a brief against the defendant” or “He came out against Jones’s interpretation.” The state of being formally against another in a legal proceeding is usually signified by the Latin versus, e.g., “The great case of Jones versus Smith.” But in ordinary English “against” also means “in contact with,” e.g., “He was leaning against the wall,” and the context sensitivity of “against”

can be seen by comparing “He held him against it” with “He held it against him.”

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