What does unlawful mean?

Definitions for unlawful
ʌnˈlɔ fəlun·law·ful

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word unlawful.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. improper, unconventional, unlawfuladjective

    not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

    "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"

  2. unlawfuladjective

    contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

    "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"

  3. unlawfuladjective

    not morally right or permissible

    "unlawful love"

  4. unlawful, wrongfuladjective

    having no legally established claim

    "the wrongful heir to the throne"

  5. illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawfuladjective

    contrary to or forbidden by law

    "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"

Wiktionary

  1. unlawfuladjective

    Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal).

    He was charged with unlawful use of a car.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unlawfuladjective

    Contrary to law; not permitted by the law.

    Before I be convict by course of law,
    To threaten me with death is most unlawful. William Shakespeare.

    It is an unlawful thing for a Jew to come unto one of another nation. Acts x. 28.

    Shew me when it is our duty, and when unlawful to take these courses, by some general rule of a perpetual, never-failing truth. South.

    The secret ceremonies I conceal,
    Uncouth, perhaps, unlawful to reveal. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. unlawful

    Unlawful refers to any action, behavior or activity that goes against or violates established laws, rules, or regulations. It generally relates to something that is characterized by illegality and is not permitted or sanctioned by law, resulting in potential penalties or punishment if committed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unlawfuladjective

    not lawful; contrary to law

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unlawful

    un-law′fōōl, adj. not lawful or permitted by law.—n. Unlaw′, lawlessness, any breach of law: an injury, injustice: a fine exacted from a transgressor of the law.—adv. Unlaw′fully.—n. Unlaw′fulness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unlawful in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unlawful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of unlawful in a Sentence

  1. Chris Cox:

    Many antigun politicians and members of the media have wrongly claimed that 3D printing technology will allow for the production and widespread proliferation of undetectable plastic firearms, regardless of what a person may be able to publish on the internet, undetectable plastic guns have been illegal for 30 years. Federal law passed in 1988, crafted with the NRA's support, makes it unlawful to manufacture, import, sell, ship, deliver, possess, transfer, or receive an undetectable firearm.

  2. Ashley Moody:

    Not only are they completely ignoring public safety immigration laws to the detriment to the security of our nation, they are also building new programs that are unlawful to bring more people over here that are illegal, this administration is absolutely no question sacrificing the safety of our nation for politics.

  3. Dan Quart:

    For five months, the Democratic Judiciary Committee and its retained counsel diligently fulfilled our constitutional obligation to investigate multiple allegations that the Governor engaged in unlawful activities and abused his powers, at the very least, Democratic Judiciary Committee should have fully completed its investigation, generated a report detailing all aspects of the governor’s misconduct and violations of state law, and made that report public.

  4. Rob Portman:

    We weren’t in this situation under the last administration or the Obama administration because we had in place policies that worked to stem the flow of unlawful migration.

  5. Air Force Colonel Vance Spath:

    Unlawful influence in any form is incredibly destructive to our process.

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