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English Dictionary: unlawful by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unlawful
adj
  1. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
    Synonym(s): improper, unconventional, unlawful
  2. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
    Antonym(s): lawful
  3. not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"
  4. having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne"
    Synonym(s): unlawful, wrongful
  5. contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
    Synonym(s): illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, 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}.
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