unlawful

not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

• “an unconventional marriage”
• “improper banking practices”

contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

• “unlawful measures”
• “unlawful money”
• “unlawful hunters”

not morally right or permissible

• “unlawful love”

having no legally established claim

• “the wrongful heir to the throne”

contrary to or forbidden by law

• “an illegitimate seizure of power”
• “illicit trade”
• “an outlaw strike”
• “unlawful measures”