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unlawful |
Grep of noun unlawful unlawful carnal knowledge unlawfulness Overview of adj unlawful The adj unlawful has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) improper, unconventional, unlawful -- (not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices") 2. unlawful -- (contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters") 3. unlawful -- (not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love") 4. unlawful, wrongful -- (having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne") 5. illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful -- (contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures") Antonyms of adj unlawful 5 senses of unlawful Sense 1 improper, unconventional, unlawful INDIRECT (VIA irregular) -> regular Sense 2 unlawful (vs. lawful) lawful (vs. unlawful) => law-abiding, observant Sense 3 unlawful INDIRECT (VIA illicit) -> licit Sense 4 unlawful, wrongful INDIRECT (VIA illegitimate) -> legitimate Sense 5 illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(postnominal), outlawed, unlawful INDIRECT (VIA illegal) -> legal Similarity of adj unlawful 5 senses of unlawful Sense 1 improper, unconventional, unlawful => irregular (vs. regular) Sense 2 unlawful (vs. lawful) => lawless, outlaw(postnominal) => open wide-open, lawless => wrongful Also See-> crooked#2, corrupt#2; illegal#1 Sense 3 unlawful => illicit (vs. licit) Sense 4 unlawful, wrongful => illegitimate (vs. legitimate) Sense 5 illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(postnominal), outlawed, unlawful => illegal (vs. legal) Attributes of adj unlawful 1 of 5 senses of unlawful Sense 2 unlawful (vs. lawful) => lawfulness Familiarity of adj unlawful unlawful used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj unlawful unlawful Overview of adj unlawful The adj unlawful has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) improper, unconventional, unlawful -- (not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices") 2. unlawful -- (contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters") 3. unlawful -- (not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love") 4. unlawful, wrongful -- (having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne") 5. illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful -- (contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures")
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