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unlawful

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unlawful in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. contrary to or forbidden by law
    "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
    illegitimate  illicit  outlaw  outlawed  unlawful 
  2. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
    "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
    improper  unconventional  unlawful 
  3. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
    "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
    unlawful 
  4. having no legally established claim
    "the wrongful heir to the throne"
    unlawful  wrongful 
  5. not morally right or permissible
    "unlawful love"
    unlawful 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University