unlawful
/ʌnˈlɔːfəl/ adjective LAWDefinition
› not allowed by law: unlawful activity/conductbe unlawful for sb/sth to do sth It is unlawful for any investment adviser to engage in fraudulent or manipulative practices.
unlawfully /ʌnˈlɔːfəli/
/-ˈlɑː-/ adverb › The employer unlawfully employed immigrant workers.(Definition of unlawful adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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