unlaw
Meanings
Plural: unlaws
Noun
- A crime, an illegal action.
- Absence of law; lawlessness.
- A fine exacted from a transgressor of the law.
Verb
- To deprive of the authority or character of law.
- To put beyond the protection of the law; to outlaw.
- To fine.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English unlawe, unlaȝ, unlage, from Old English unlagu (“violation of law, illegality, injustice, lawlessness”), equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + law.
Scrabble Score: 8
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Words With Friends Score: 0
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