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un⋅law⋅ful

[uhn-law-fuhl]
–adjective
1. not lawful; contrary to law; illegal.
2. born out of wedlock; illegitimate.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME unlaweful. See un- 1 , lawful


un⋅law⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
un⋅law⋅ful⋅ness, noun


1. illicit. See illegal. 2. bastard, natural.
un·law·ful   (ŭn-lô'fəl)   
adj.  
  1. Not lawful; illegal.
  2. Contrary to accepted morality or convention; illicit.
  3. Of, relating to, or being a child or children born to unmarried parents.
un·law'ful·ly adv., un·law'ful·ness n.

Unlawful

Un*law"ful\, a. Not lawful; contrary to law. -- Un*law"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*law"ful*ness, n.

Unlawful assembly. (Law) See under Assembly.

unlawful 
c.1300, from un- (1) "not" + lawful (see law). Unlawful assembly is recorded in statutes from 1485.

Main Entry: un·law·ful
Function: adjective
1 : not lawful : not authorized or justified by law
2 : acting contrary to or in defiance of the law unlawful possessor> —un·law·ful·ly adverbun·law·ful·ness noun
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