Unlawful Meaning
/əˈnlɔfəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjProhibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)
Sentence Examples
I did nothing unlawful.
At Nagoya university it's tradition for the female students to be unlawful.
Segregation of employees on the grounds of race is also unlawful.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The court found the company's action to be ____ because it violated federal regulations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police confirmed that correctly entering the private property without permission was an ____ act this afternoon today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English unlawful; equivalent to un- + lawful.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"That year a U.S. appeals court found the program Snowden had exposed was unlawful and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth."
— 2022 September 26, “Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Snowden”, in Mark Trevelyan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2022, Europe:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The court found the company's action to be ____ because it violated federal regulations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police confirmed that correctly entering the private property without permission was an ____ act this afternoon today.