unlawfully

unlawfully
unlawful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not conforming to or permitted by law or rules.
DERIVATIVES unlawfully adverb unlawfulness noun.
USAGE The adjectives unlawful and illegal can both mean ‘contrary to or forbidden by law’, but unlawful has a broader meaning ‘not permitted by rules’: thus handball in soccer is unlawful, but not illegal.

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  • unlawfully — index illegally Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unlawfully — unlawful UK US /ʌnˈlɔːfəl/ adjective LAW ► not allowed by law: »unlawful activity/conduct be unlawful for sb/sth to do sth »It is unlawful for any investment adviser to engage in fraudulent or manipulative practices. unlawfully /ʌnˈlɔːfəli/ US  / …   Financial and business terms

  • unlawfully — adv. Unlawfully is used with these verbs: ↑act, ↑discriminate, ↑evict, ↑kill, ↑obtain …   Collocations dictionary

  • unlawfully — adverb not conforming to the law they were unlawfully married • Ant: ↑lawfully • Derived from adjective: ↑unlawful …   Useful english dictionary

  • unlawfully begotten — index illegitimate (born out of wedlock) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unlawfully deprive — index purloin Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • Unlawfully — Unlawful Un*law ful, a. Not lawful; contrary to law. {Un*law ful*ly}, adv. {Un*law ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Unlawful assembly}. (Law) See under {Assembly}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unlawfully — adverb see unlawful …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unlawfully — See unlawful. * * * …   Universalium

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