unlawful
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·law·ful /ʌnˈlɔːfəl $ -ˈlɒː-/ ●○○ adjective law SCLnot legal 不合法的，非法的，违法的 SYN illegal The jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing. 陪审团作出了非法杀害的裁决。 —unlawfully adverbExamples from the Corpus
unlawful• The court rules that the raid had been unlawful.• There are two types of crime which will not suffice as the unlawful act: crimes of negligence and crimes of omission.• The Attorney-General may proceed in the High Court for an Order to prevent the local authority carrying out its intended unlawful act.• unlawful activities• Some see the distinction in terms of a commission which is unlawful and an omission which may not be.• Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest is entitled to compensation.• This leads us to consider the meaning of unlawful discrimination.• unlawful employment practices• He admitted unlawful possession of amphetamine and unlawful possession of cannabis.• The unlawful taking and driving away of vehicles goes well beyond damage to property.• However, although the failure to consult was unlawful, the fact was that the unit had already been closed.• Six officers were originally charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and the seventh with unlawful wounding.un·law·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable
not Corpus legal
unlawful
un‧law‧ful /ʌnˈlɔːfəl $ -ˈlɒː-/
adjective law
SYN illegal:
The jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing.
—unlawfully adverb
▪ illegal forbidden by law: It is illegal to sell tobacco to children under 16. | illegal immigrants | He was carrying an illegal weapon.
▪be against the law to be illegal. This phrase is very commonly used in everyday English, instead of saying that something is illegal: Driving a car without insurance is against the law. | It’s against the law to hit a child.
▪unlawful illegal - a rather formal word, which is used especially when this particular action is considered to be illegal, although there are some situations where such actions can be legal: The judges said that the strike was unlawful. | The money was obtained by unlawful means. | a verdict of unlawful killing
▪illicit illicit activities or goods are illegal and usually kept secret: Marijuana remains the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. | the illicit trade in stolen cattle
▪illegitimate not allowed or acceptable according to rules or agreements: the illegitimate use of power | The election results were declared to be illegitimate. | illegitimate share trading
▪unconstitutional not allowed by a country’s constitution (=set of rules and principles by which a country is governed): The court ruled that the new law was unconstitutional.
un‧law‧ful /ʌnˈlɔːfəl $ -ˈlɒː-/
adjective law Word Family: noun: law, lawyer, outlaw, lawfulness, lawlessness; verb: outlaw; adverb: lawfully ≠ unlawfully; adjective: lawful ≠ unlawful
not legal SYN illegal:
—unlawfully adverb
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