What does unlawfully mean?
Unlawfully means In a manner not conforming to the law..
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/ʌnˈlɔːfəli/ · adverb
In a manner not conforming to the law..
The deceased was unlawfully killed during a riot.
Look here, my body-snatchers, you have unlawfully abridged the liberty of one of the sons of the sovereign State of New York!
The information charges that the said Flem Parker, on or about the 20th day of November, 1890, and before the filing of this information, at the county and state aforesaid, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously enter a certain barn […]
After an inquest's ruling yesterday, it is now official that the newspaper vendor, Ian Tomlinson, was unlawfully killed amid the policing of the G20 protests in 2009. Many who saw the footage the Guardian obtained, which showed PC Simon Harwood striking Mr Tomlinson just before his death, will regard the verdict as a statement of the blindingly obvious.
Use unlawfully when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unlawfully means In a manner not conforming to the law..
Common synonyms include criminally, forbiddenly, illegally, illegitimately.
Possible antonyms include lawfully, de jure, wrongfully, legally.
The deceased was unlawfully killed during a riot.
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