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unlawful

 
(ŭn-lô'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not lawful; illegal.
  2. Contrary to accepted morality or convention; illicit.
  3. Of, relating to, or being a child or children born to unmarried parents.
unlawfully un·law'ful·ly adv.
unlawfulness un·law'ful·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Prohibited by law: illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, outlawed, wrongful. See crimes, law.
  2. Of, involving, or being a crime: criminal, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, wrongful. See crimes.
  3. Contrary to accepted, especially moral conventions: illicit. See right/wrong.
  4. Born to parents who are not married to each other: baseborn, bastard, illegitimate, misbegotten, natural, spurious. See kin, law.


adj

Definition: against the law
Antonyms: authorized, lawful, legal, right

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Contrary to or unauthorized by law; illegal.

When applied to promises, agreements, or contracts, the term denotes that such agreements have no legal effect. The law disapproves of such conduct because it is immoral or contrary to public policy. Unlawful does not necessarily imply criminality, although the term is sufficiently broad to include it.

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IN BRIEF: Illegal.

pronunciation Running a red light is not only unlawful, it is one of the most dangerous things a driver can do.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ulovlig, illegitim

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    ulovligt drab

Nederlands (Dutch)
onwettig, illegaal, onzedig

Français (French)
adj. - illégal, indiscriminé, sans valeur légale, arbitraitre (une détention)

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    meurtre arbitraire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungesetzlich

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    Verbrechen wie Mord, Totschlag

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άνομος, παράνομος, αθέμιτος

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    δολοφονία, ανθρωποκτονία

Italiano (Italian)
illegale

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    omicidio colposo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ilegal

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    matança proibida

Русский (Russian)
незаконный, внебрачный

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    преднамеренное убийство, убийство по халатности

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ilegal, ilegítimo, delictivo

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    cuasidelito de homicidio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olaglig, orättmätig, förbjuden, illegitim

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
非法的, 私生的

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    行凶杀人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非法的, 私生的

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    行兇殺人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불법의, 사생(아)의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不法の, 背徳の, 非合法の

idioms:

  • unlawful killing    非合法殺人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فير قانوني, غير شرعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בלתי-חוקי, אסור‬


 
 
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