Unlawful vs. Illegal

Unlawfuladjective

Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal).

Unlawfuladjective

Not lawful; contrary to law.

Unlawfuladjective

not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention;

Unlawfuladjective

contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law;

Unlawfuladjective

not morally right or permissible;

Unlawfuladjective

having no legally established claim;

Unlawfuladjective

contrary to or forbidden by law;

Illegaladjective

Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

Illegaladjective

Forbidden by established rules.

Illegaladjective

Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.

Illegaladjective

Being or doing something illegally.

Illegaladjective

Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

Illegalnoun

(obsolete) An illegal act or technique.

Illegalnoun

Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.

Illegalnoun

An illegal immigrant.

Illegalnoun

(espionage) A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

Illegaladjective

Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love.

Illegaladjective

prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules;