unlawfulness
Against the law
Unlawfulness is the quality of being contrary to law or illegal.
The term appears in legal contexts to describe actions, conditions, or states that violate established rules: The court examined the unlawfulness of the search.
It can also describe general defiance of authority or order: The unlawfulness of the regime's actions drew international condemnation.
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
assault · arson · kidnapping · homicide · robbery · larceny · vandalism · trespassing
Violation of rights
- breachBreaking of agreement
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- contraventionAct violating a rule
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
noncompliance · disobedience · defiance · overstepping · flouting · nonobservance · disregard · misconduct
Illegal alcohol production/sale
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- black marketIllicit trading system
- forbiddenNot allowed
banned · unauthorized · clandestine · covert · proscribed · outlawed · unlicensed · unregulated
Unjust or biased treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
discrimination · inequity · victimization · maltreatment · wrongfulness · persecution · exploitation · tyranny
Violent uprising against authority
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
insurgence · resistance · revolt · coup · treason · subversion · dissent · defiance
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
cronyism · fraudulence · money laundering · misappropriation · profiteering · collusion · dishonesty · sleaze
felony
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
fraud · assault · arson · kidnapping · homicide · robbery · larceny · vandalism · trespassing · extortion
infringement
Violation of rights
- breachBreaking of agreement
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- contraventionAct violating a rule
encroachment · noncompliance · disobedience · defiance · overstepping · flouting · nonobservance · disregard · misconduct · trespass
bootlegging
Illegal alcohol production/sale
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- black marketIllicit trading system
forbidden · banned · unauthorized · clandestine · covert · proscribed · outlawed · unlicensed · unregulated · underground
unfairness
Unjust or biased treatment
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
oppression · discrimination · inequity · victimization · maltreatment · wrongfulness · persecution · exploitation · tyranny · disenfranchisement
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
- seditionInciting revolt against government
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
revolution · insurgence · resistance · revolt · coup · treason · subversion · dissent · defiance · insubordination
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
nepotism · cronyism · fraudulence · money laundering · misappropriation · profiteering · collusion · dishonesty · sleaze · skimming
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- Roman Tortsdelict, culpa
unlawfulnesslawfulness
Conformity to regulations
legality · legitimacy · legal compliance · permissibility · authorization
unlawfulnessrighteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
fairness · rectitude · propriety · impartiality · ethical conduct
unlawfulnessorder
Methodical arrangement or request
law and order · rule of law · compliance · conformity · regularity
illegal, outlaw, lawful, lawless, unlawful, lawlessness, legality, legislature, unlawfully