unlawful

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unlawful Definition

• (a) contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
• (s) not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
• (s) not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"
• (s) having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne"
• (s) contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"

unlawful Synonyms

• illegitimate
• illicit
• improper
• outlaw(a)
• outlawed
• unconventional
• unlawful
• wrongful