Main entry: unlawful
Definition: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
Usage: unlawful measures; unlawful money; unlawful hunters
Antonyms: lawful
Definition: conformable to or allowed by law
Antonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
Definition: make legal
Main entry: unconventional, unlawful, improper
Definition: not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
Usage: an unconventional marriage; improper banking practices
Antonyms: regular
Definition: in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
Antonyms: regular
Definition: (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
Antonyms: regular
Definition: (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
Main entry: unlawful, wrongful
Definition: having no legally established claim
Usage: the wrongful heir to the throne
Antonyms: legitimate
Definition: of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
Main entry: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful
Definition: contrary to or forbidden by law
Usage: an illegitimate seizure of power; illicit trade; an outlaw strike; unlawful measures
Antonyms: legal
Definition: established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
Main entry: unlawful
Definition: not morally right or permissible
Usage: unlawful love
Antonyms: licit
Definition: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality