unlawful

CEFRB2

/əˈnlɔfəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not allowed by law.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • At Nagoya university it's tradition for the female students to be unlawful.

  • Segregation of employees on the grounds of race is also unlawful.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

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In context

  • He was charged with unlawful use of a car.

  • I did nothing unlawful.

  • 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.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English unlawful; equivalent to un- + lawful.