What does Paul mean by saying the law has dominion until death?

In Romans 7, Paul discusses the law's authority over an individual, highlighting that as long as one is alive, they are bound to the law's requirements. However, through the death of Christ, believers die to the law and are liberated from it, as they are united with Christ in His death and resurrection. This metaphor shows that just as a dead person is free from legal obligations, so too are we freed from the law's condemnation through Christ's sacrifice. Consequently, we are no longer under the law but are now called to live in the newness of the Spirit.