unlawful

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
• not morally right or permissible
  • "unlawful love"
• having no legally established claim
• contrary to or forbidden by law
  • "unlawful measures"

Adjective

• contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
  • "unlawful measures"
  • "unlawful money"
  • "unlawful hunters"

Adj

• Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)

Synonyms

illegitimate, illicit, improper, outlaw, outlawed, unconventional, wrongful

Antonyms

lawful