Word · Frequency #6194
unlawful
非法的；违法的
illegal; not permitted by law
- 1.
Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)
被禁止的；法律不允许的(无论是民法还是刑法；参见 illegal)
- 2.
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
不符合法律、道德或社会习俗的
- 3.
contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
违反法律的；被法律禁止或对抗法律的
- 4.
not morally right or permissible
不道德的；不允许的
不道德的；不正当的；被禁止的；法律不允许的(无论是民法还是刑法；参见 illegal)；不符合法律、道德或社会习俗的；违反法律的；被法律禁止或对抗法律的；不道德的；不允许的
In use
It is unlawful to park in front of a fire hydrant.
The company was fined for its unlawful use of customer data.
The judge declared the new city tax unlawful.
unlawful measures
unlawful money
unlawful hunters
unlawful love
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。
Connections
Collocations
- unlawful act
- 非法行为
- He was charged with an unlawful act.他被指控犯有非法行为。
- unlawful killing
- 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。
- unlawful assembly
- 非法集会
- The police broke up the unlawful assembly.警察驱散了非法集会。
- unlawful detention
- 非法拘留
- The prisoners complained of unlawful detention.囚犯们投诉遭到非法拘留。
- unlawful discrimination
- 非法歧视
- The company was sued for unlawful discrimination.该公司因非法歧视被起诉。
- unlawful possession
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆分记忆：un（不）+ law（法律）+ ful，即“不合法”。
Context & Register
通常用于法律或正式语境，表示违反法律或道德规范。
Grammar Note
常作表语，后接不定式或for sb to do sth结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: awful, lawful. The remaining words share the -ful ending but have different stressed vowels (e.g., beautiful has /uː/, careful has /eə/, helpful has /e/, powerful has /aʊ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.