R_Hatch opened this issue on Jan 22, 2011 · 177 posts
dphoadley posted Sat, 22 January 2011 at 11:24 AM
Illegal:
Adjective: illegal i'lee-gul
Noun: illegal i'lee-gul
Derived forms: illegals
Unlawful:
Adjective: unlawful ,ún'lo-ful
1. Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
"unlawful banking practices";
- improper, unconventional
2. Contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
"unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
3. Not morally right or permissible
"unlawful love"
4. Having no legally established claim
"the unlawful heir to the throne";
- wrongful
5. Contrary to or forbidden by law
"unlawful measures";
- illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed