Definitions

unlawful

[uhn-law-fuhl] / ʌnˈlɔ fəl /

ADJECTIVE

against the law

Synonyms

STRONGEST

illegal illegitimate illicit improper lawless nefarious prohibited unauthorized wrongful

WEAK

actionable banned bootleg criminal flagitious forbidden iniquitous outlawed taboo under-the-counter unlicensed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allowed authorized blessed ethical good lawful legal legitimate licit moral permitted proper right rightful

Example Sentences

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In August, Han told her followers in a video message: "I have never ordered any unlawful political request or monetary transaction."

From Barron's

"I was not a recruiter, agent, operator or facilitator of any unlawful activity," she says.

From BBC

His letter is in response to a UK Supreme Court judgement that the Christian focused RE taught in Northern Ireland was unlawful.

From BBC

What about the risks of obeying an unlawful order?

From The Wall Street Journal

A district court judge ruled it unlawful but an appeals court allowed the deployment to proceed.

From Barron's