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unlegal

unlegal adjective: not connected with the law.

Adjective

unlegal (comparative more unlegal, superlative most unlegal)

  1. Not connected with the law.
    • In one respect, besides the greater regard which I retain for “words,” my sequestered unlegal, i. e. unlaw-mingled life (a terrible compound epithet that, I must own) has given me an advantage over you in keeping alive my tendency to see loveabilities in people, and thus to add to my stock of...1857 June 23, Leigh Hunt, “Letters from Hammersmith”, in his eldest son [i.e., Thornton Leigh Hunt], editor, The Correspondence of Leigh Hunt. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […]...
    • I think what we are talking about is this whole question of the legislative veto which is the Supreme Court decision has, if I can use an unlegal term, thrown into a cocked hat.1984, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, Hearings on H.R. 4931 (H.R. 5604), to Authorize Certain Construction...

Forms of unlegal

comparativemore unlegal
superlativemost unlegal

Origin of unlegal

From un- + legal. Piecewise doublet of unleal and unloyal.

Words formed from unlegal

Questions about unlegal

What does unlegal mean?
Unlegal means not connected with the law.
What part of speech is unlegal?
Unlegal is an adjective.

Words near unlegal in the dictionary

  1. unlecherous
  2. unlectured
  3. unled
  4. unleery
  5. unlegacied
  6. unlegal
  7. unlegalised
  8. unlegalistic
  9. unlegalized
  10. unlegally
  11. unlegendary

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