Definitions for unlawfulness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•law•ful*ʌnˈlɔ fəl(adj.)

  1. not lawful; contrary to law; illegal.

  2. born out of wedlock; illegitimate.

* Syn: See illegal.

Origin of unlawful:

1250–1300

un•law′ful•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unlawfulness(noun)

    the quality of failing to conform to law

Wiktionary

  1. unlawfulness(Noun)

    The state of being unlawful.

  2. unlawfulness(Noun)

    An unlawful act.


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