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unlawful (adj.)
"contrary to law, illegal," c. 1300, from
un-
(1) "not" +
lawful
.
Unlawful assembly
is recorded in statutes from late 15c. Related:
Unlawfully
. Old English had a noun
unlagu
("unlaw") "illegal action, abuse of law."