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1
contrary to or forbidden by law
- it is unlawful to set off fireworks within the city limits
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2
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
- a sympathetic look at the unlawful love between a married physician and an adoring colleague
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- base,
- contemptible,
- despicable,
- dirty,
- disreputable,
- evil-minded,
- ignoble,
- ill,
- infernal,
- low,
- mean,
- snide,
- sordid
- corrupt,
- debased,
- debauched,
- degenerate,
- depraved,
- dissolute,
- libertine,
- loose,
- low-minded,
- perverted,
- reprobate,
- scrofulous,
- sick,
- unhealthy
- cursed
- (also curst),
- cussed,
- defiling,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- pestilential,
- ugly,
- ungodly,
- unwholesome
Near Antonyms for unlawful
- elevated,
- high,
- high-minded,
- law-abiding,
- legitimate,
- lofty,
- noble,
- principled,
- reputable,
- scrupulous
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
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The first known use of unlawful was in the 14th century
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