adj satadj.allnot conforming to legality, moral law, or social conventionSynset:improper unconventional
Examples:- an unconventional marriage
- improper banking practices
Antonyms:regular
Derivationally Related Form:impropernessunconventionalityunlawfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:improper
Similar to:irregular
adjadj.allcontrary to or prohibited by or defiant of lawAttributes:lawfulness
Examples:- unlawful measures
- unlawful money
- unlawful hunters
Antonyms:lawful
Derivationally Related Form:unlawfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:unlawful
Similar to:lawless outlaw lawless wide-open wrongful
See also:corrupt crooked illegal
adj satadj.allnot morally right or permissibleAntonyms:licit
Inherited Hypernyms:unlawful
Similar to:illicit
adj satadj.allhaving no legally established claimSynset:wrongful
Examples:- the wrongful heir to the throne
Antonyms:legitimate
Derivationally Related Form:wrongfulnessunlawfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:unlawful
Similar to:illegitimate
adj satadj.allcontrary to or forbidden by lawSynset:illegitimate illicit outlaw outlawed
Examples:- an illegitimate seizure of power
- illicit trade
- an outlaw strike
- unlawful measures
Antonyms:legal
Derivationally Related Form:illicitnessoutlawunlawfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:illegitimate
Similar to:illegal