SINCE 1828
unlaw
noun
un·law
| \ "+\
Definition of unlaw
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a violation of law : disregard of the restraints of law : illegality, lawlessness
times of unlaw alternate with times of law— Frederick Pollock & F. W. Maitland
2
Scots law
: a fine or amercement for a violation of law
unlaw
transitive verb
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Definition of unlaw (Entry 2 of 2)
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