枉法

wǎngfǎ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to bend the law; to pervert justice

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè míng fǎguān shōushòu huìlù, wǎngfǎ cáipàn, zuìhòu jìn le jiānyù.
This judge took bribes and handed down rigged rulings, and ended up in prison.
HSK 7-9
Zhífǎ rényuán rúguǒ xùnsī wǎngfǎ, bìxū yīfǎ yánchéng.
Law enforcement officers who bend the law for personal gain must be severely punished.

Tips

usage
A formal, legal word, almost always in four-character phrases: 徇私枉法 'to bend the law for private ends' and 贪赃枉法 'to take bribes and pervert the law'. 枉 is 'to bend, twist', as in 矫枉过正 'to bend something back too far', that is, to overcorrect.

Stroke Order

枉 wǎng
法 fǎ