unlawful
prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)
Example
“He was charged with unlawful use of a car.”
Related words
- unlawfully
- unlawful death
- unlawful detainer
- unlawful non-citizen
Example sentences
Word history
From Middle English "unlawful".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “unlawful” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.