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there's no law against

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there's no law against something/doing something

  (informal)

something that you say in order to tell someone who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong 'You were in the pub at lunchtime, weren't you?' 'Well, there's no law against it.' 'Have you been shopping again?' 'What if I have? There's no law against spending money.'

See lay down the law

See also: law