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unlawing

unlawing is the present participle and gerund of unlaw.

Meaning of unlaw

Verb

unlaw (third-person singular simple present unlaws, present participle unlawing, simple past and past participle unlawed)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of the authority or character of law.
  2. (transitive) To put beyond the protection of the law; to outlaw.
  3. (obsolete, transitive, Scots law) To fine.

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Questions about unlawing

What is unlawing the present participle and gerund of?
Unlawing is the present participle and gerund of unlaw.

Words near unlawing in the dictionary

  1. unlawful non-citizens
  2. unlawfullness
  3. unlawfully
  4. unlawfulness
  5. unlawfulnesses
  6. unlawing
  7. unlawlike
  8. unlaws
  9. unlawyered
  10. unlawyerlike
  11. unlawyerly

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