Illegal
Illegal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
Unjustified and illegal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unjustified" instead an adjective "Illegal".
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
Unjustified
Unjustified adjective - Lacking justification or authorization.
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Synonyms for Unjustified
Illegal and unjustified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illegal" instead an adjective "Unjustified".
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Related pairs
- dirty and illegal
- dirty and unjustified
- improper and illegal
- improper and unjustified
- wrong and illegal
- wrong and unjustified
- unjust and illegal
- unjust and unjustified
- unfair and illegal
- unfair and unjustified
- illegitimate and illegal
- illegitimate and unjustified
- unlawful and illegal
- unlawful and unjustified
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Self-defense is an affirmative defense, as you are outright admitting to committing an otherwise illegal act but claiming that it was justified under the law - if your actions are found to be unjustified, then you are guilty of whatever crime you confessed to.
Source: Godzilla Threshold - Take That: Clancy wrote the novel after the Iran-Contra scandal broke, and wrapped in elements of the Vietnam War, to highlight what he saw as political operators making mistakes with covert operations for obscure, unjustified, and sometimes illegal goals.
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