Unlawfully

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In an unlawful manner; in violation of law or right; illegally.
  • Illegitimately; not in wedlock.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adverb. In a manner not conforming to the law.
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  • adverb. not conforming to the law
  • Word Usage
    "ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday."
    cross-reference
    unlawful  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    awfully  lawfully