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Meaning of unlawful

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  unlawful
      adj 1: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social
             convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper
             banking practices" [syn: {improper}, {unconventional},
             {unlawful}]
      2: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful
         measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" [ant:
         {lawful}]
      3: not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"
      4: having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to
         the throne" [syn: {unlawful}, {wrongful}]
      5: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of
         power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful
         measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {illicit}, {outlaw(a)},
         {outlawed}, {unlawful}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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