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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (5)

1. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention;
- Example: "an unconventional marriage"
- Example: "improper banking practices"
[syn: improper, unconventional, unlawful]

2. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law;
- Example: "unlawful measures"
- Example: "unlawful money"
- Example: "unlawful hunters"

3. not morally right or permissible;
- Example: "unlawful love"

4. having no legally established claim;
- Example: "the wrongful heir to the throne"
[syn: unlawful, wrongful]

5. contrary to or forbidden by law;
- Example: "an illegitimate seizure of power"
- Example: "illicit trade"
- Example: "an outlaw strike"
- Example: "unlawful measures"
[syn: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unlawful \Un*law"ful\, a.
   Not lawful; contrary to law. -- Un*law"ful*ly, adv. --
   Un*law"ful*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]

   Unlawful assembly. (Law) See under Assembly.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unlawful
    adj 1: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social
           convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper
           banking practices" [syn: improper, unconventional,
           unlawful]
    2: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful
       measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" [ant:
       lawful]
    3: not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"
    4: having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to
       the throne" [syn: unlawful, wrongful]
    5: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of
       power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful
       measures" [syn: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a),
       outlawed, unlawful]