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unlawful

adjective

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Senses

Sense 1 adjective

not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

an unconventional marriage

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Sense 2 adjective

contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

unlawful measures

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Sense 3 adjective

not morally right or permissible

unlawful love

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Sense 4 adjective

having no legally established claim

the wrongful heir to the throne

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Sense 5 adjective

contrary to or forbidden by law

an illegitimate seizure of power

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite unconventionality
1 derivation Related & opposite unlawfulness
1 derivation Related & opposite impropriety
1 similar to Related & opposite irregular
2 also see Related & opposite illegal
2 also see Related & opposite corrupt
2 antonym Related & opposite lawful
2 attribute Related & opposite lawfulness
2 derivation Related & opposite unlawfulness
2 similar to Related & opposite outlawa
2 similar to Related & opposite lawless
2 similar to Related & opposite wrongful
3 similar to Related & opposite illicit
4 derivation Related & opposite unlawfulness
4 derivation Related & opposite wrong
4 similar to Related & opposite illegitimate
5 derivation Related & opposite unlawfulness
5 derivation Related & opposite illicitness
5 derivation Related & opposite crook
5 similar to Related & opposite illegal