Unlaw
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unlaw is a noun meaning Absence of law; lawlessness.
Meaning
Absence of law; lawlessness.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To deprive of the authority or character of law.
- (transitive) To put beyond the protection of the law; to outlaw.
- (transitive, obsolete, Scots law) To fine.
- (obsolete) A crime, an illegal action.
- (obsolete) A fine exacted from a transgressor of the law.
Example Sentences
In regard to abortion we are now lawless. The law of the land is no law at all; that is, unlaw reigns.
Word Forms
- unlaws
- unlawing
- unlawed
Synonyms for unlaw
Depending on context, synonyms include malefaction, crime, criminality, perpetration, unlawfulness, illegalness.
Antonyms for unlaw
Common opposites include lawfulness, legalness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unlawfullness, scape, utlary, unobedience, anormality, ordinaunce.
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