unlawful

Meanings

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
• contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
  • "unlawful measures"
  • "unlawful money"
  • "unlawful hunters"
• not morally right or permissible
  • "unlawful love"
• having no legally established claim
• contrary to or forbidden by law
  • "unlawful measures"

Synonyms

illegitimate, illicit, improper, outlaw, outlawed, unconventional, wrongful