Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-law
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crime, an illegal action.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Absence of law; lawlessness.

Uncountable

noun

A fine exacted from a transgressor of the law.

Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To deprive of the authority or character of law.

Transitive verb

verb

To put beyond the protection of the law; to outlaw.

Transitive verb

verb

To fine.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English unlawe, unlaȝ, unlage, from Old English unlagu (“violation of law, illegality, injustice, lawlessness”), equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + law.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: unlawe, unlagu

Usage

Inflected Forms

unlaws (plural) unlaws (present, singular) unlawing (participle, present) unlawed (participle, past) unlawed (past)

Synonyms

malefaction crime criminal offence criminality delinquency perpetration unlaw unlawfulness illegalness illegality lawlessness

Antonyms

lawfulness legality legalness

Questions

What does unlaw mean?
A crime, an illegal action.
Where does unlaw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce unlaw

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