unlawful

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adjective

1. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention (Freq. 1)
- an unconventional marriage
- improper banking practices
• Syn:
improper, unconventional
• Similar to:
irregular
• Derivationally related forms:
unlawfulness, unconventionality (for: unconventional), improperness (for: improper)
2. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
- unlawful measures
- unlawful money
- unlawful hunters
• Ant:
lawful
• Similar to:
lawless, outlaw, wide-open, wrongful
• See Also:
crooked, corrupt, illegal
• Derivationally related forms:
unlawfulness
• Attrubites:
lawfulness
3. not morally right or permissible
- unlawful love
• Similar to:
illicit
4. having no legally established claim
- the wrongful heir to the throne
• Syn:
wrongful
• Similar to:
illegitimate
• Derivationally related forms:
wrongfulness (for: wrongful), unlawfulness
5. contrary to or forbidden by law
- an illegitimate seizure of power
- illicit trade
- an outlaw strike
- unlawful measures
• Syn:
illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed
• Similar to:
illegal
• Derivationally related forms:
unlawfulness, outlaw (for: outlaw), illicitness (for: illicit)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, wrongful, improper, unconventional