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unlawful + noun
unlawful 作定语，修饰名词，表示该事物违反法律。
The court ruled that the company's unlawful actions caused significant harm.
法院裁定该公司的不法行为造成了重大损害。
非法的；违法的
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非法的；违法的
illegal; not permitted by law
The court ruled that the company's unlawful actions caused significant harm.
法院裁定该公司的不法行为造成了重大损害。
被禁止的；法律不允许的(无论是民法还是刑法；参见 illegal)
Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)
不符合法律、道德或社会习俗的
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
违反法律的；被法律禁止或对抗法律的
contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
不道德的；不允许的
not morally right or permissible
It is unlawful to park in front of a fire hydrant.
在消防栓前面停车是违法的。
AI contextual example
The company was fined for its unlawful use of customer data.
该公司因非法使用客户数据而被罚款。
AI contextual example
The judge declared the new city tax unlawful.
法官宣布这项新市政税不合法。
AI contextual example
unlawful measures
非法手段
WordNet
unlawful 作定语，修饰名词，表示该事物违反法律。
The court ruled that the company's unlawful actions caused significant harm.
法院裁定该公司的不法行为造成了重大损害。
常用于 it is unlawful to do sth 结构，表示做某事不合法。
It is unlawful to discriminate against someone based on their race.
基于种族歧视他人是非法的。
declare/unlawful 搭配，用于官方或法律声明的语境。
The new regulation declares certain business practices unlawful.
新规定宣布某些商业行为是不合法的。
Not this
He unlawful the contract.
Use this
He violated the contract.
“unlawful”是形容词，不能用作动词。表示“违法”应使用动词如“violate”或“break”。
Not this
The unlawful of the action is clear.
Use this
The unlawfulness of the action is clear.
“unlawful”是形容词，名词形式是“unlawfulness”。表示“非法性”应使用名词形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
非法行为
He was charged with an unlawful act.
他被指控犯有非法行为。
非法杀人
The court ruled it a case of unlawful killing.
法庭裁定这是一起非法杀人案件。
非法集会
The police broke up the unlawful assembly.
警察驱散了非法集会。
非法拘留
The prisoners complained of unlawful detention.
囚犯们投诉遭到非法拘留。
非法歧视
The company was sued for unlawful discrimination.
该公司因非法歧视被起诉。
非法持有
He was arrested for unlawful possession of firearms.
他因非法持有枪支被捕。
非法集会
The police charged them with unlawful assembly after the protest turned violent.
抗议演变成暴力后，警方指控他们非法集会。
非法闯入
He was convicted of unlawful entry after breaking into the warehouse.
他因闯入仓库被判非法闯入罪。
非法杀人
The court found him guilty of unlawful killing but not murder.
法庭判决他犯有非法杀人罪，但非谋杀。
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拆分记忆：un（不）+ law（法律）+ ful，即“不合法”。
通常用于法律或正式语境，表示违反法律或道德规范。
常作表语，后接不定式或for sb to do sth结构
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