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attempted suicide is illegal.
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It is illegal in the United States to commit suicide. It does not matter if you are a child, or very old.
The act of suicide is not illegal in any US state. The method of choice, however, might be if it endangers the public in general or specific individuals or violates another law, such as illegal trespass (bridges, public places, etc.).
yes!Correction:As of Jan. 2012 there is no state in America that maintains a "suicide statute" within their penal code. It's not illegal.
They essentially mean the same thing.
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[Nonsense answer removed by WA Supervisor] ______________________________________________ It's basically different wording for the same term - if you're doing something that's unlawful, you're doing something illegal, and if you're doing something illegal, you're breaking the law.
Illegal is a description for something that is in violation of statute, regulation or ordinance.Unlawful means not authorized by law-illegal. Something that is criminally or civilly punishable.
If it was unlawful to have the letter "Q" appear on a license plate the province wouldn't issue such a plate.
Black's Law Dictionary defines both the words as follows- è unlawful as not authorized by law, illegal. è Illegal is defined as forbidden by law, unlawful. Semantically, there is a slight difference. It seems that something illegal is expressly proscribed by statute, and something unlawful is just not expressly authorized. So, we can say that "unlawful" refers to something that is more contrary to moral and public law, the law of society, as well as the law of the government. Illegal is more specific in that it refers to something in violation of the law of the government. For example, if we consider a situation in US, consider jaywalking. Traffic regulations do not typically say that you cannot walk diagonally through an intersection. So, it is not illegal. Rather, traffic regulations typically provide that you can cross within a crosswalk, thus, crossing in any other way is unlawful because it is not expressly permitted. Another good example would be selling cocaine. Under law it is prohibited and the law specifically provides that you may not do so. Thus, selling cocaine would be illegal activity & jaywalking would be unlawful activity. Practically, there is no difference for punishment purposes. Both illegal and unlawful acts can invite punishment.
Illegitimate means a claim which the law does not endorse. "Your claim to own this house is illegitimate."--the law will not back it up. Unlawful means contrary to the civil or criminal law, so that the victim can either get redress or punishment or both. Illegal means contrary to the criminal law. Breaking a contract is not illegal (you cannot be sent to jail over it) but it is unlawful (you can be sued over it). Illicit means the same as unlawful, but is used in much more restricted contexts. Lawless refers to a person who has no regard for the law--a criminal.
unlawful, illegal, prohibited
Anything that is unlawful to imbibe.
It is an "assault" and therefore, unlawful.
Unethical behavior is malum per se, it is wrong because the normal members of society recognize it is as being morally wrong. Unlawful behavior, malum prohibitum, is wrong because those that make the laws say it is wrong. There is nothing morally wrong with speeding, but the law makes it illegal.
Immoral is against your conscience. Illegal is breaking a rule of the government.