"unlawful" in the adjective sense
1. improper, unconventional, unlawful
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
"an unconventional marriage"
"improper banking practices"
2. unlawful
contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
"unlawful measures"
"unlawful money"
"unlawful hunters"
3. unlawful
not morally right or permissible
"unlawful love"
4. unlawful, wrongful
having no legally established claim
"the wrongful heir to the throne"
5. illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful
contrary to or forbidden by law
"an illegitimate seizure of power"
"illicit trade"
"an outlaw strike"
"unlawful measures"
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