Definition
法网 is a metaphor for the legal system, likening it to a net that catches lawbreakers. It often appears in the set phrase 法网恢恢，疏而不漏 (the net of justice is vast, but nothing slips through). Use it in formal or literary contexts.
n.
the net of justicethe long arm of the law (metaphor for the legal system that catches wrongdoers)
Examples
- 法网。Tā zuìhòu luòrù le fǎ wǎng.He finally fell into the net of justice.
- ，。fǎ wǎng huīhuī, shū ér bú lòu.The net of justice is vast, but nothing slips through.
- 法网。Huàirén nán táo fǎ wǎng.Bad people cannot escape the net of justice.
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