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unlawful

DEFINITIONS OF: unlawful

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adj not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

Synonyms:
improper, unconventional
irregular
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice

adj contrary to or forbidden by law

“unlawful measures”
Synonyms:
illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed
illegal
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

adj contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

“unlawful measures”
“unlawful money”
“unlawful hunters”
Synonyms
lawless, outlaw
disobedient to or defiant of law
lawless, wide-open
lax in enforcing laws
wrongful
unlawfully violating the rights of others
illegal
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
corrupt, crooked
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
Antonyms:
lawful
conformable to or allowed by law
law-abiding, observant
(of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
legal
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
square, straight
characterized by honesty and fairness
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adj not morally right or permissible

“unlawful love”
Synonyms
illicit
contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

adj having no legally established claim

Synonyms:
wrongful
illegitimate
of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
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