unlaw
1 of 2noun
un·law
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1
: a violation of law : disregard of the restraints of law : illegality, lawlessness
times of unlaw alternate with times of law
Frederick Pollock & F. W. Maitland
Frederick Pollock & F. W. Maitland2
Scots law : a fine or amercement for a violation of law
unlaw
2 of 2transitive verb
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1
Scots law : to impose a fine upon
2
[un- entry 2 + law, noun] obsolete : to deprive of the character of a law : annul
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English unlawe, from Old English unlagu, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse ōlög, ūlög illegality, lawlessness, from ō-, ū- un- + lög law
Transitive verb
Middle English (Scots) unlawen, from unlawe, noun