形容词
1. 不合法的;非法的;违法的
If something is unlawful, the law does not allow you to do it.
1. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
e.g. unlawful measures
unlawful money
unlawful hunters
2. contrary to or forbidden by law
e.g. an illegitimate seizure of power
illicit trade
an outlaw strike
unlawful measures
Synonym: illegitimateillicitoutlaw(a)outlawed
3. having no legally established claim
e.g. the wrongful heir to the throne
Synonym: wrongful
4. not morally right or permissible
e.g. unlawful love
5. not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
e.g. an unconventional marriage
improper banking practices
Synonym: improperunconventional