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say it: uhn-LAW-fuhl
unlawful is an adjective meaning "not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention". It carries 5 recorded senses.
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
“an unconventional marriage”
“improper banking practices”
contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
“unlawful measures”
“unlawful money”
“unlawful hunters”
having no legally established claim
“the wrongful heir to the throne”
contrary to or forbidden by law
“an illegitimate seizure of power”
“illicit trade”
“an outlaw strike”
“unlawful measures”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for unlawful come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.