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How to pronounce unlawful in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed
Derivation unlawfulness


unlawful measures.
Type Words
Synonyms wrongful
Derivation unlawfulness
Type Words
Synonyms improper, unconventional
Derivation unlawfulness
Type Words
Derivation unlawfulness


unlawful measures.
unlawful money.
unlawful hunters.
Type Words


unlawful love.

Examples of unlawful

unlawful
In addition, the 15-year-old faces a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm.
From the thenewstribune.com
The teens are charged with mob action, burglary, unlawful restraint and robbery.
From the dailyherald.com
Because he objected to this and other unlawful practices, he said, he was fired.
From the sacbee.com
Yet what we have with Dotcom is first of all, unlawful surveillance by the GSCB.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
The state also could bring civil lawsuits, alleging unlawful business practices.
From the sfgate.com
Incitement to racial hatred is already unlawful under the 1986 Public Order Act.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
It is unlawful to take a year that has been hit by a car, even if you have tags.
From the sfgate.com
Therefore, an unlawful search is unreasonable and prohibited by s 21 of the BORA.
From the gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz
They were cousins, and the Pope declared their union unlawful in the eyes of God.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Improper: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
  • Contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
  • Not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"
  • Having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne"
  • Illegitimate: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
  • (unlawfully) not conforming to the law; "they were unlawfully married"
  • (unlawfulness) the quality of failing to conform to law
  • Law is a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a primary social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets. ...
  • Prohibited. Not permitted by law, may refer to civil or criminal law (see illegal)