unlawful

• 指违反法律或不被法律所允许的。

Describes something that is against the law or not permitted by legal rules.

1. Illegal or prohibited by lawB2formal

   Contrary to or forbidden by law; not legally permitted.

   非法的

   • The court ruled that the search was unlawful.
   • Possessing this substance is considered unlawful in many countries.
   • The company was fined for engaging in unlawful business practices.

   同义词bannedcriminalforbiddenillegalillegitimateillicitoutlawedprohibitedunlicensed

   反义词lawfullegallegitimatelicensedpermissible

2. Immoral or socially unacceptableC1formal

   Not conforming to moral law or social convention; ethically wrong.

   不道德的

   • His actions were deemed unlawful by the community's moral standards.
   • The practice was considered unlawful, even if not technically illegal.
   • They condemned the treatment as unlawful and inhumane.

   同义词evilimmoralimproperiniquitoussinfulunacceptableunethicalunprincipledwickedwrong

   反义词acceptabledecentethicalgoodmoralproperright

3. Without legal claimC1formal

   Having no legally established claim or right.

   无合法权利的

   • The property was held by an unlawful claimant.
   • He was an unlawful possessor of the land.
   • The inheritance was declared unlawful due to a missing will.

   同义词unentitledunjustified