English Explanatory Dictionary

unlawful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)

Pronunciation

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Word forms

unlawful more unlawful most unlawful

Etymology

From Middle English unlawful; equivalent to un- + lawful.

Synonyms

illegal wrongful crimeful criminal illegitimate illicit lawbreaking nonlawful outlawed unlawful

Antonyms

lawful

Related words

antilegal forbidden

Derived words

unlawful death unlawful detainer unlawful non-citizen
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