Unlawful and Unjustified

Unlawful

Unlawful adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.

Unjustified and unlawful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unjustified" instead an adjective "Unlawful".

Nearby Words: unlawfulness, unlawfully

Unjustified

Unjustified adjective - Lacking justification or authorization.
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Unlawful and unjustified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unlawful" instead an adjective "Unjustified".

Nearby Words: unjust, unjustifiable, unjustly
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