UNLAWFUL

• (adj.) contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

  "unlawful measures", "unlawful money", "unlawful hunters"

• (adj.) contrary to or forbidden by law

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

  synonyms : illegitimate , illicit , outlaw , outlawed

  The outlaw strike failed to gather the sympathy of the general public. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) having no legally established claim

  "the wrongful heir to the throne"

  synonyms : wrongful

• (adj.) not morally right or permissible

  "unlawful love"

• (adj.) not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

  "an unconventional marriage", "improper banking practices"

  synonyms : improper , unconventional

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