unlawful
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈlɔː.fəl/ us
/ʌnˈlɑː.fəl/Meaning of unlawful in English
(Definition of unlawful from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
unlawful | American Dictionary
unlawful
adjective
us
/ʌnˈlɔ·fəl/unlawful behavior/business practices/discrimination
unlawful | Business English
unlawful
adjective
LAW uk
/ʌnˈlɔːfəl/ us
be unlawful for sb/sth to do sth It is unlawful for any investment adviser to engage in fraudulent or manipulative practices.
Examples of unlawful
unlawful
He recognised that he had not included charity or help from relatives or 'unlawful, and, perhaps, felonious gains'.
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Such individuals or groups are allowed to protect themselves and their goods against the unlawful use of force.
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The new legislation places on each public authority (with only limited exceptions) a statutory duty to eliminate unlawful racial discrimination and promote equality of opportunity.
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Thus, far from a condition blocking an inference from unlawful act to character, mental disorder is itself the connection.
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The only mention of stricter punishments was focused on the unlawful behavior of employers who discriminate.
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English law used the term 'unlawful omission' to describe the same offence.
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In my view, psychopaths at this extreme would not be morally culpable for their unlawful behavior.
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Long-term group entrenchments based on race or ethnicity are unlawful, but short-term differentiations may, under certain conditions, be lawful.
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Signs order us to do unlawful and impossible tasks, eg, 'drive in window', 'carry out counter', and 'check out counter'.
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For the most part, publications were only declared unlawful while they were in print.
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What petitioners seek is not to prevent an unlawful search and seizure.
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Such a collection of data is regarded as unlawful and the person's right to privacy has been breached.
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The presumed aggressor need not actually be threatening unlawful, imminent, and deadly harm.
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That concerns unlawful fixing of prices, sales volumes and other aspects of cartel behavior.
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The brickmaker violated the ordinance by no action of his own; the city had simply grown up around him and now declared his business unlawful.
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