Unlawful and Vicious

Unlawful

Unlawful adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: a sympathetic look at the unlawful love between a married physician and an adoring colleague

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

Nearby Words: unlawfulness, unlawfully

Vicious

Vicious adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: the truly vicious philosophy of that racist organization

Unlawful and vicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unlawful" instead an adjective "Vicious".

Nearby Word: viciously
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