unlawful

[ uhn-law-fuhl ]

/ ʌnˈlɔ fəl /

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adjective

not lawful; contrary to law; illegal.

born out of wedlock; illegitimate.

Origin of unlawful

First recorded in 1250–1300, unlawful is from the Middle English word unlaweful. See un-¹, lawful

SYNONYMS FOR unlawful

1 illicit. See illegal.

2 bastard, natural.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unlawful

un·law·ful·ly, adverb un·law·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby unlawful

unlade, unlaid, unlamented, unlash, unlatch, unlawful, unlawful assembly, unlax, unlay, unlead, unleaded

Example sentences from the Web for unlawfully

And what do you allege that Mr. Davis did unlawfully in this one?

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With the help of the police and the judiciary, dissidents are unlawfully clapped into jails on trumped-up charges.

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I stole noiselessly away, feeling shocked and unhappy, lest I had unlawfully witnessed a soul pleading with God.

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The central idea of withdrawing makes abstract in common speech a euphemism for appropriate (unlawfully), purloin, steal.

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You stand convicted of the offence of unlawfully tampering with the conscience of a prisoner of State!

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And there the King saw written, "An unlawfully married man."

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Then, too, they had to proceed against Noddy Nixon, who had unlawfully taken their motorship.

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British Dictionary definitions for unlawfully

unlawful

/ (ʌnˈlɔːfʊl) /

adjective

illegal

illicit; immoral unlawful love

an archaic word for illegitimate

Derived forms of unlawful

unlawfully, adverb unlawfulness, noun

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unlawful

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