Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unlawful"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unlawful \Un*law"ful\, a.
Not lawful; contrary to law. -- {Un*law"ful*ly}, adv. --
{Un*law"ful*ness}, n.
{Unlawful assembly}. (Law) See under {Assembly}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unlawful
adj 1: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention;
"an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking
practices" [syn: {improper}, {unconventional}]
2: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful
measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" [ant: {lawful}]
3: not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"
4: having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to
the throne" [syn: {wrongful}]
5: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of
power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful
measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {illicit}, {outlaw(a)}, {outlawed}]
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