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    Use "unlawful" in a sentence

    unlawful example sentences

    unlawful


    1. All of the prophets spoke against Jerusalem and the Temple – an act that was unlawful and almost resulted in Jeremiah’s death


    2. 3) Unlawful acts are not sanctioned by the church


    3. prosperity in unlawful groups


    4. was declared unlawful


    5. An act of parliament, accordingly, declared all such clauses unlawful, and suppressed, in the same manner as in Scotland, all promissory notes, payable to the bearer, under 20s


    6. …joined together for purposes of price-fixing, unlawful trade practices and restraint of trade…acquiring an unfair (―competitive‖) advantage over its market rivals…resulting in artificially higher prices than the consumer could (otherwise) afford to pay for (certain) products and services…not so a highly successful company that has carefully positioned itself in the open market…(properly) planning, researching, developing, designing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing its products and services at a lower cost than its competitors while passing the savings along to its customers…these companies, having legally complied with existing laws and regulations, should not be penalized for their achievements…coerced into sharing their formulae for success with their (underachieving) competitors as the courts oftentimes mandate…


    7. In this manner, the consummation of that action (Abortion) ceases to be a private matter, unlike Gun Ownership, that is not (unnecessarily) an unlawful act in itself, but the willful act of taking the life of another human being


    8. That means that a blanket amnesty is always unlawful


    9. Certainly much of their actions are indeed unlawful but I feel they don't have the intention of violently overthrowing the State


    10. Its legalization and subsequent dispensation under the auspices of trained professionals operating in a controlled environment, provides a plausible counter-argument to costly efforts aimed at apprehending and bringing drug dealers to task; not to mention promoting cleaner, safer and healthier communities by eliminating criminal incentives and (profits) associated with its unlawful procurement

    11. Health authorities will take legal action against clinics providing commercial castration services after the Council of State ruled the surgery was unlawful and could cause health risks


    12. 6 For children begotten of unlawful beds are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial


    13. of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of Discus called them out; 15 Not setting by the honours of their


    14. this manner to the unlawful eating of flesh, Eleazar begged permission to speak


    15. “Hastert’s lawyers insist there is nothing unlawful about this transaction,” and the


    16. with it would be always unlawful


    17. 13 Now such was the height of Greek fashions and increase of heathenish manners through the exceeding profaneness of Jason that ungodly wretch and no high priest; 14 That the priests had no courage to serve any more at the altar but despising the temple and neglecting the sacrifices hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise after the game of Discus called them out; 15 Not setting by the honours of their fathers but liking the glory of the Grecians best of all


    18. 14 While the tyrant incited him in this manner to the unlawful eating of flesh Eleazar begged permission to speak


    19. He who relies on God let him deliver him now if he is pleased with him for he said I am the Son of God; And the soldiers also scoffed at him in that they came near to him and brought him vinegar and said to him If you are the King of the Jews save yourself; And likewise the two robbers also that were crucified with him reproached him; And one of those two malefactors who were crucified with him reviled him and said If you are the Messiah save yourself and save us also; But his comrade rebuked him and said do you not even fear God being yourself also in this condemnatione And we with justice and as we deserved and according to our deed have we been rewarded but this man has not done anything unlawful; And he said to Jesus Remember me my Lord when you come in your kingdom


    20. 4 and because iniquity abounds they shall hate each other and persecute each other and deliver each other up; and then shall the Deceiver of the world appear as the Son of God and shall do signs and wonders and the Earth shall be delivered into his hands; and he shall do unlawful things such as have never happened since the beginning of the world

    21. 2 For joy and rejoicing will you all afford us if becoming obedient to the things that have been written by us you put an end by the suggestion of the Holy Spirit to the unlawful wrath of your discord according to the supplication which we have made concerning peace and unity in this epistle


    22. Unlawful actions in business can be and are prosecuted, but each example of corporate wrongdoing can be matched by tens of thousands of examples of businesses’


    23. The first stage in a larceny involves the unlawful taking of another's property


    24. Note that the taking must be unlawful, so the removal or appropriation of property for a lawful purpose will not constitute a larceny


    25. Burglary is the unlawful entry into a home or other closed structure, often by force or coercion, with the intent of stealing property from another or committing some other crime


    26. Common law defined rape as unlawful intercourse by a man against a woman who is not his wife by force or threat and against her will


    27. Many states punish statutory rape under laws addressing sexual assault, rape, unlawful sexual intercourse or carnal knowledge of a child


    28. Besides, John was also a victim of the intense and bitter hatred of Herodias, Herod's unlawful wife


    29. When they saw Andrew rub the grain in his hand, they went up to him and said: "Do you not know that it is unlawful to pluck and rub the grain on the Sabbath day?" And Andrew answered: "But we are hungry and rub only sufficient for our needs; and since when did it become sinful to eat grain on the Sabbath day?" But the Pharisees answered: "You do no wrong in eating, but you do break the law in plucking and rubbing out the grain between your hands; surely your Master would not approve of such acts


    30. " Then said Andrew: "But if it is not wrong to eat the grain, surely the rubbing out between our hands is hardly more work than the chewing of the grain, which you allow; wherefore do you quibble over such trifles?" When Andrew intimated that they were quibblers, they were indignant, and rushing back to where Jesus walked along, talking to Matthew, they protested, saying: "Behold, Teacher, your apostles do that which is unlawful on the Sabbath day; they pluck, rub, and eat the grain

    31. He turned back to Vasquez and said, “There are further charges for you to face, those of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, namely Florence Arnes


    32. unlawful items is a trick of the trade


    33. construed as sexual molestation, unlawful sexual touching or


    34. has or attempts to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her;


    35. woman or girl, to have unlawful carnal connection with


    36. have unlawful carnal connection with a man, either in


    37. unlawful, sinful intercourse), but he says (upon refusing):


    38. If you don’t give us a straight answer, we’ll just charge you with unlawful practice


    39. To start with, Webster defines a conspiracy as a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act


    40. Why, for instance, tie up a full size court room for small claims or unlawful detainers? Put more seats in the hall, and use a regular office with attractive partitions between the judge and the parties and between the parties, and have a engineer hear the case, or a school teacher moonlighting for the summer, or a checker from the local market, or a construction worker, or an ex-policeman, or a social worker, or a graduate student

    41. Make the turn around on unlawful detainer shorter


    42. They stood behind the Man of God with much pride as if they had just caught him at an unlawful place


    43. “and why should you not eat of that over which the Name of Al’lah was pronounced when He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except when you are constrained? Many are those that are misled through ignorance by their desires”: they declare lawful and unlawful according to their whims, yet anyone does that will get great loss


    44. Thus, the slaughter associated with pronouncing the Name of Al’lah is an essential condition for hunting and every hunt lacks this basic condition is unlawful consequently the prey is not more than carrion or what is like of what is not legitimized


    45. More than that, he entails himself great disasters which he might have avoided, as he will be answerable for the diseases he caused to his compatriots when he fed them a meat unlawful to eat


    46. surveillance program, conducted by the NSA, is probably unlawful


    47. unlawful lynching!” Her voice rose slightly


    48. been discovered, ‘of a nature that could suggest unlawful activity’ – however, it had become a


    49. Why is the FDA concerned about unlawful drug sales on the Internet?


    50. If the FDA is not aware of adverse events associated with approved drugs sold online, why does the agency think that unlawful online sale is a big problem?









































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    Synonyms for "unlawful"

    unlawful illegitimate illicit outlaw outlawed wrongful improper unconventional faulty unfair astray erroneous erring imperfect amiss

    "unlawful" definitions

    not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention


    contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law


    not morally right or permissible


    having no legally established claim


    contrary to or forbidden by law