unlawful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English unlawful; equivalent to un- + lawful.
Meanings
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Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)
He was charged with unlawful use of a car.
That year a U.S. appeals court found the program Snowden had exposed was unlawful and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth.
2022 September 26, “Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Snowden”, in Mark Trevelyan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2022, Europe:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unlawful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unlawful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unlawful non-citizen · unlawful detainer · unlawful death · unlawfully
Hyponyms
backstreet · felonious · contraband · back-alley · delictuous · tortious · piratical · black-market
Relateds
Synonyms
wrongful · outlawed · criminal · crimeful · wrongful · illegal · unlawful · lawbreaking · illegitimate · illicit · illegal · nonlawful
Translations (52)
hu törvénybe ütköző (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · cmn 不合法的 (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ru неправоме́рный (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · de illegal (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · crh qanunsız (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · gl ilegal (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu jogszerűtlen (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu törvénytelen (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ka კანონსაწინააღმდეგო (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · nl wederrechtelijk (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ga neamhdhleathach (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu törvényellenes (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · nn ulovleg (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · pl niedozwolony (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · bg незаконен (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · nl onwettig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu jogellenes (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · cy anghyfreithiol (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · nl illegaal (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · da illegal (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · fi laiton (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · pl nielegalny (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · es ilegal (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ga aindílis (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · la illicitus (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · de ungesetzlich (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · fi lainvastainen (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ga neamhdhlisteanach (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu jogszabályellenes (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ka არაკანონიერი (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu illegális (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · nl verboden (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · de gesetzeswidrig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ru незако́нный (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ka უკანონო (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · da lovstridig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu jogtalan (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · cmn 非法的 (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · grc παράνομος (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · ru нелега́льный (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · af onwettig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu törvénysértő (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · sv olaglig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · fr illégal (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · no rettsstridig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · pl bezprawny (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · nb ulovlig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · de gesetzwidrig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · cmn 違法的 /违法的 (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu jogsértő (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · da ulovlig (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)) · hu tiltott (prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law))