unlawful acts
Violations of law
Actions that violate laws or regulations.
The phrase appears most often in legal contexts—statutes, contracts, insurance policies—where it covers crimes, civil violations, or breaches of regulatory codes.
The policy excludes coverage for unlawful acts.
Unlike "crimes," which implies prosecution, unlawful acts is broader and more neutral, encompassing anything legally prohibited.
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- assaultViolent offensive act
- armed robberyTheft with weapon threat
- war crimesIllegal acts during conflict
hate crime · genocide · human trafficking · drug trafficking · plagiarism · escape · embezzlement · white collar crime · insider trading · abuse of power · murder · aggravated assault · fraud · discrimination · harassment · robbery · breaking and entering · vandalism
- self-defenseself-defense, martial arts, self-protection, karate, pepper spray
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
- tortstort, negligence, tortfeasor, torts, tort law
- government tortssovereign immunity, qualified immunity, absolute immunity, civil rights violations, color of law
unlawful actsrighteous acts
Conduct meeting ethical standards
good deeds · ethical conduct · ethical behavior · charitable acts