What is another word for unlawful?
Synonyms for unlawful
ʌnˈlɔ fəlun·law·ful
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
unlawful
Every criminal act is illegal or unlawful, but illegal or unlawful acts may not be criminal. Offenses against public law are criminal; offenses against private rights are merely illegal or unlawful. As a general rule, all acts punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, are criminal in view of the law. It is illegal for a man to trespass on another's land, but it is not criminal; the trespasser is liable to a civil suit for damages, but not to indictment, fine, or imprisonment. A felonious act is a criminal act of an aggravated kind, which is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary or by death. A flagitious crime is one that brings public odium. Vicious refers to the indulgence of evil appetites, habits, or passions; vicious acts are not necessarily criminal, or even illegal; we speak of a vicious horse. That which is iniquitous, i. e., contrary to equity, may sometimes be done under the forms of law. Ingratitude is sinful, hypocrisy is wicked, but neither is punishable by human law; hence, neither is criminal or illegal. Compare SIN.
Synonyms:
abominable, criminal, culpable, felonious, flagitious, guilty, illegal, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, vicious, vile, wicked, wrongAntonyms:
innocent, just, lawful, legal, meritorious, moral, right, virtuous
Princeton's WordNet
improper, unconventional, unlawfuladjective
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
"an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
Synonyms:
wrongful, illicit, outlaw(a), improper, outlawed, wrong, unconventional, illegitimateAntonyms:
law-abiding, legitimate, regular, licit, lawful, observant, legalunlawfuladjective
contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
"unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
Synonyms:
illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), wrongful, improper, unconventional, outlawedAntonyms:
law-abiding, licit, observant, regular, legal, lawful, legitimateunlawfuladjective
not morally right or permissible
"unlawful love"
Synonyms:
illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), wrongful, improper, unconventional, outlawedAntonyms:
legal, legitimate, observant, law-abiding, lawful, licit, regularunlawful, wrongfuladjective
having no legally established claim
"the wrongful heir to the throne"
Synonyms:
illicit, outlaw(a), improper, outlawed, wrongful, unconventional, illegitimateAntonyms:
licit, regular, law-abiding, observant, lawful, legitimate, legalillegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawfuladjective
contrary to or forbidden by law
"an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
Antonyms:
legitimate, lawful, licit, law-abiding, legal, regular, observant
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unlawfuladjective
Synonyms:
illegal, illicit, unlicensed
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unlawfuladjective
Synonyms:
illegal, illicit, contraband, illegitimate, unlicensed
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unlawful":
illegal, illicit, wrongful, illegitimate, illegally, irregular, unlawfully, unauthorised, law-breaking
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1673 | wrong | |
#2384 | criminal | |
#3556 | illegal | |
#5928 | guilty | |
#8459 | wicked | |
#12565 | unlawful | |
#13530 | improper | |
#13587 | irregular | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#16417 | wrongful | |
#18157 | illegally | |
#18565 | illicit | |
#20436 | unauthorised | |
#24206 | sinful | |
#25406 | immoral | |
#27020 | unconventional | |
#27379 | vile | |
#34558 | illegitimate | |
#39825 | outlawed | |
#40373 | unlawfully | |
#48360 | nefarious | |
#51404 | abominable | |
#63216 | culpable | |
#102904 | felonious | |
#170004 | iniquitous |
How to use unlawful in a sentence?
This Trump administration policy turns our universities into hotspots of the disease. This Trump administration policy is just unlawful, This Trump administration policy's dangerous and This Trump administration policy's morally reprehensible.
These messages from Mr. Weaver … did not lead to physical encounters except in one consensual case, and none of the men accused Mr. Weaver of unlawful conduct. Rather, many of them described feeling preyed upon by an influential older man in the field in which they wanted to work, and believing they had to engage with his repeated messaging or lose a professional opportunity.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion Monday vacating former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s corruption convictionsand sent it back to the lower appeals court. ‘In addition to being inconsistent with both text and precedent, the Government’s expansive interpretation of ‘official act’ would raise significant constitutional concerns,’according to the unanimous opinion.‘Because the jury was not correctly instructed on the meaning of ‘official act,’ it may have convicted Governor McDonnell for conduct that is not unlawful.’ SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe posted in a live chat on the opinion: ‘Very favorable to the governor but not over.’.
The First Amendment has no application in an impeachment proceeding, which does not seek to punish unlawful speech, but instead to protect the Nation from a President who violated his oath of office and abused the public trust.
We have plans in place to begin filming Lee Daniels’ new film in Georgia later this year, but will move the production if this unlawful bill in enacted, we hope Governor Deal will veto bill HB 757 and not allow sanctioned bigotry to become law in Georgia.
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