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View definitions for unlawfully

unlawfully

adverb as in illegally

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Example Sentences

They said it was the fault of the White House that Ibarra, who entered the US unlawfully in 2022, was able to remain in the country despite his criminal record.

From BBC

"What we won't tolerate are politicians trying to unlawfully destroy our industry, or take the rights of our customers away," he wrote in a Nov. 6 post on X in response to the election results.

From Salon

The three companies involved in the Court of Session accept the Finch ruling means that, in retrospect, their licences were granted unlawfully.

From BBC

The UK government has admitted in court that the country's largest untapped oilfield, Rosebank off Shetland, was approved unlawfully.

From BBC

The environment groups say that when consent was granted for the fields, the impact of emissions caused by burning extracted oil and gas was “unlawfully ignored” by regulators.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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