unlawful

adjective

1. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

Similar word(s): irregular, improper, unconventional

2. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

- unlawful money

- unlawful hunters

Similar word(s): lawless, outlaw, wrongful, illegal, corrupt, crooked

3. not morally right or permissible

- unlawful love

Similar word(s): illicit

4. having no legally established claim

Similar word(s): illegitimate, wrongful

5. contrary to or forbidden by law

- unlawful measures

Similar word(s): illegal, illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed