What is the meaning of unlawful?

adjective

  • Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention.
    • usage: "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
  • Contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law.
    • usage: "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
  • Not morally right or permissible.
    • usage: "unlawful love"
  • Having no legally established claim.
    • usage: "the wrongful heir to the throne"
  • Contrary to or forbidden by law.
    • usage: "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
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APAWordNet. (2010). unlawful. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/unlawful/definitions/1186863
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "unlawful" http://smartdefine.org/unlawful/definitions/1186863 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, unlawful, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/unlawful/definitions/1186863>.
MLAWordNet. "unlawful" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/unlawful/definitions/1186863>
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