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"word": "凌駕於法律之上"
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"word": "превы́ше зако́на"
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"sense": "exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else",
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"word": "法の埒外"
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"word": "acima da lei"
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"sense": "exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else",
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