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[ uhn-law-fuhl ] / ʌnˈlɔ fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unlawful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot lawful; contrary to law; illegal. born out of wedlock; illegitimate. Origin of unlawfulFirst recorded in 1250–1300, unlawful is from the Middle English word unlaweful.See un-1, lawful SYNONYMS FOR unlawful1 illicit. 2 bastard, natural. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unlawful ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for unlawful1. See illegal. OTHER WORDS FROM unlawfulun·law·ful·ly, adverbun·law·ful·ness, nounWords nearby unlawfulunlade, unlaid, unlamented, unlash, unlatch, unlawful, unlawful assembly, unlax, unlay, unlead, unleaded Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unlawfulDovgan is only one of many cases of unlawful detention, according to Human Rights Watch Senior Research Tanya Lokshina. The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine|Kristina Jovanovski|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Among these are obscenity, defamation, fighting words, express incitement to unlawful conduct, and threats. Does Free Speech Cover Murder Fantasies? The Supreme Court’s Definition of a ‘Threat’|Geoffrey R. Stone|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST We were then told we were all being arrested for ‘unlawful protesting.’ Dispatch From USC Protests over Ferguson|Maya Richard Craven|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST He also revealed his view that the operation itself had been unlawful: it was “not legal because no finding.” How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations|Malcolm Byrne|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The military insists that civilian deaths are investigated whenever allegations of unlawful killing are made. Obama's Pentagon Covered Up War Crimes in Afghanistan, Says Amnesty International|Nico Hines, Sami Yousafzai|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST He sued for his freedom on the ground that slavery was unlawful in free territory, under the Compromise. Expansion and Conflict|William E. Dodd At once I pounced on this admission, crying: 'That shows that he regarded the transaction as unlawful! Oriental Encounters|Marmaduke Pickthall This love Meadows thought and hoped would hallow the unlawful means by which he must crown it. It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade It is difficult to draw the line as to what is a lawful and what is an unlawful expression of this sex-temperament. An Outline of Sexual Morality|Kenneth Ingram The following list exhibits some of the unlawful substances seized at different breweries and at chemical laboratories. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons|Fredrick Accum
British Dictionary definitions for unlawful
adjectiveillegal illicit; immoralunlawful love an archaic word for illegitimate Derived forms of unlawfulunlawfully, adverbunlawfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unlawfulillegitimate, unauthorized, illegal, lawless, improper, illicit, nefarious, prohibited, wrongful, banned, bootleg, criminal, flagitious, forbidden, iniquitous, taboo, actionable, outlawed, under-the-counter, unlicensed |