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unlawfully

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈlɔːfəli/

adv

Etymology: From unlawful + -ly or un- + lawfully.

  1. In a manner not conforming to the law.

    The deceased was unlawfully killed during a riot.

    Look here, my body-snatchers, you have unlawfully abridged the liberty of one of the sons of the sovereign State of New York!