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Unlawful

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)

    "He was charged with unlawful use of a car."

Adjective
  1. 1
    contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law wordnet
  2. 2
    contrary to or forbidden by law wordnet
  3. 3
    having no legally established claim wordnet
  4. 4
    not morally right or permissible wordnet
  5. 5
    not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English unlawful; equivalent to un- + lawful.

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