Unlawful

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not lawful; illegal.
  • adj. Contrary to accepted morality or convention; illicit.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or being a child or children born to unmarried parents.
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  • adj. Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not lawful; contrary to law.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not lawful; contrary to law; illegal; not permitted by law, human or divine; not legalized: as, an unlawful act; an unlawful oath; an unlawful society.
  • Begotten out of wedlock; illegitimate.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. contrary to or forbidden by law
  • adj. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
  • adj. not morally right or permissible
  • adj. having no legally established claim
  • adj. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
    • Equivalent
    illegal    irregular    illicit    illegitimate    lawless   
    Antonym
    lawful   
    Cross Reference
    unlawful assembly   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    illegal    illegitimate    illicit    unconstitutional   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    awful    lawful   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    illegal    unjust    improper    illicit    immoral   
     
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