English Explanatory Dictionary

unlaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A crime, an illegal action.
  2. Absence of law; lawlessness.
  3. A fine exacted from a transgressor of the law.
verb
  1. To deprive of the authority or character of law.
  2. To put beyond the protection of the law; to outlaw.
  3. To fine.

Word forms

unlaw unlaws unlawing unlawed

Etymology

From Middle English unlawe, unlaȝ, unlage, from Old English unlagu (“violation of law, illegality, injustice, lawlessness”), equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + law.

Synonyms

malefaction crime criminal offence criminality delinquency perpetration unlaw unlawfulness illegalness illegality lawlessness

Antonyms

lawfulness legality legalness
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