unlawful

Adjective

• contrary to or forbidden by law
  • an illegitimate seizure of power
    
  • illicit trade
    
  • an outlaw strike
    
  • unlawful measures
    

• having no legally established claim
  • the wrongful heir to the throne
    

• not morally right or permissible
  • unlawful love
    

• contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
  • unlawful measures
    
  • unlawful money
    
  • unlawful hunters
    

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
  • an unconventional marriage
    
  • improper banking practices
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  illegitimate , illicit , outlaw(a) , outlawed , wrongful , improper , unconventional