unlawful

unlawful is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not lawful; contrary to law. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 19 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not lawful; contrary to law.
2. adjective. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

   "unlawful measures"

   "unlawful money"

3. adjective. contrary to or forbidden by law

   "an illegitimate seizure of power"

   "illicit trade"

   Synonyms: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed

4. adjective. having no legally established claim

   "the wrongful heir to the throne"

   Synonyms: wrongful

5. adjective. not morally right or permissible

   "unlawful love"

6. adjective. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

   "an unconventional marriage"

   "improper banking practices"

   Synonyms: improper, unconventional

Synonyms

illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, wrongful, improper, unconventional

Common word forms

unlawfully, unlawfulness

Words from these letters

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