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- Dictionaryunlawful/ʌnˈlɔːf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules: "the use of unlawful violence"
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adjective. uk / ʌnˈlɔː.f ə l / us / ʌnˈlɑː.f ə l / Add to word list. not allowed by law: unlawful possession of guns. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Legal & illegal. bang to rights idiom. bootleg. chargeable. concealed carry idiom. controverted election. criminally. illegality. improper. legality. legitimately. licensed. licitly.
adjective. us / ʌnˈlɑː.f ə l / uk / ʌnˈlɔː.f ə l / Add to word list. not allowed by law: unlawful possession of guns. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Legal & illegal. bang to rights idiom. bootleg. chargeable. concealed carry idiom. controverted election. criminally. illegality. improper. legality. legitimately. licensed. licitly.
1. : not lawful : illegal. 2. : not morally right or conventional. unlawfully. ˌən-ˈlȯ-f (ə-)lē. adverb. unlawfulness. ˌən-ˈlȯ-fəl-nəs. noun. Synonyms. criminal. felonious. illegal. illegitimate. illicit. lawless. wrongful. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unlawful in a Sentence.
adjective. If something is unlawful, the law does not allow you to do it. [formal] ...employees who believe their dismissal was unlawful. A pushed-in window indicated unlawful entry. Synonyms: illegal, criminal, illicit, banned More Synonyms of unlawful. unlawfully adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Definition of unlawful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Unlawful definition: not lawful; contrary to law; illegal.. See examples of UNLAWFUL used in a sentence.
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention. synonyms: improper, unconventional. irregular. contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice. adjective. contrary to or forbidden by law. “ unlawful measures”. synonyms: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed. illegal.
Define unlawful. unlawful synonyms, unlawful pronunciation, unlawful translation, English dictionary definition of unlawful. contrary to law: unlawful search and seizure; born out of wedlock Not to be confused with: illegal – forbidden by law or statute: an illegal U-turn;...
adjective. formal us uk / ʌnˈlɔːfəl/ illegal: unlawful possession of guns. unlawfully. adverb. (Definition of unlawful from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of unlawful. in Chinese (Traditional) 法律禁止的, 違法的… See more. Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! Translator tool. Browse.
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