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Example sentences for "unlawful"

Lexicographically close words:
unlaid; unlash; unlashed; unlatch; unlatched; unlawfull; unlawfully; unlawfulness; unlay; unlearn
  1. There, literally, were my own people: that which I had left behind must be unlawful because it was so strange.

  2. How can he, therefore, decide that the Isidorian decretals wrought an entire and unlawful development of the rights and privileges of the primacy?

  3. One reason for Great Britain's unlawful retention of these posts was her purpose to maintain her monopoly of the fur trade.

  4. Free yourself from unlawful anguish, about advising and resolving.

  5. I shall be sorry if, willingly, ye shall give way to his unlawful intrusion upon my labours.

  6. Yet I judge it not unlawful to seek renewed consolations, providing, 1.

  7. And the king was thus impelled, both by his private passions and by motives of public interest, to seek the dissolution of his inauspicious, and, as it was esteemed, unlawful marriage with Catharine.

  8. A third count charged the publication at the unlawful assembly laid in the first and second counts of the false and seditious words contained in Mr. John Martin's speech.

  9. In the first place the persons forming that procession did not meet to carry out any unlawful purpose--their purpose was peaceably to express their opinion upon a public act of the public servants of the crown.

  10. That the persons forming the assembly met to carry out an unlawful purpose.

  11. They admitted that no one was bound to concur in the execution of unlawful commands.

  12. The Scots, and a portion of the English clergy, were equally confident that their presbyterian form was established by the apostles as a divine model, from which it was unlawful to depart.

  13. If all men should confine themselves to this line of duty, and merely refuse to become the instruments of such unlawful commands, it was evident that no tyranny could be carried into effect.

  14. He was convicted of unlawful practices and fined £200 but he was not deterred from repeating them, or giving false dates to their certificates to suit the desire and convenience of the contracting parties.

  15. Herein there was clearly a great stretch of power and an unlawful interference with personal liberty, yet the procedure was acquiesced in on account of its general convenience.

  16. And I humbly confess the justice of God for bringing to nought the devices of men when aim'd at or sought after by undue means and unlawful methods.

  17. Divine offices offer up to God unlawful petitions and immoral prayers.

  18. The Acts Rescissory followed, declaring the Covenants unlawful and seditious deeds, and repealing all Parliamentary laws in their favour.

  19. All, if the exigencies arise so high, and the state call for it, by engaging their estates and lives, in case they be invaded by an unlawful power.

  20. If a return can be obtained, no matter by what unlawful means, the irregular member, who takes his seat of course, is sure of holding it a sufficient time to answer his purposes.

  21. What prudent merchant will hazard his fortunes in any new branch of commerce when he knows not but that his plans may be rendered unlawful before they can be executed?

  22. Hence, a very pernicious encouragement is given to the use of unlawful means, for obtaining irregular returns.

  23. I published a notice, warning all persons not to join an unlawful assembly, and on Tuesday the 7th Mr. Ducarel and I issued a warrant to apprehend him; but it could not be executed.

  24. How far trespass and pounding had been enforced, or unlawful building permitted.

  25. With all the arguments and menaces he could use, he could scarce restrain them from their unlawful design, but at last prevail'd and with much ado got him clear and let him go about his business.

  26. His first unlawful capture was a small native vessel owned by Aden merchants and commanded by one Parker, an Englishman, the mate being a Portuguese.

  27. He defined the sorcerer as one who 'by devilish and unlawful means endeavours to attain some end'; but in his book he speaks for the most part of witches.

  28. At other times, they were content to cut the throat of a deserted child; of such there was no lack; imprudent girls, light women, gave the witches authority to dispose of the fruits of an unlawful love.

  29. It was a terrible punishment for their unlawful communication with the enemies of the Government.

  30. They resented most of all one of his decrees which made it unlawful for persons not in his service to carry arms in time of peace.

  31. Secondly, Briand's bill making it unlawful for a railway servant to strike was quite as revolutionary as the C.

  32. The Loi le Chappelier forbade unions of workers and of masters, and the Code Napoleon imposed a penalty of imprisonment on those engaging in unlawful combinations.

  33. Up to now the only attempts made have been to buy the produce which has been stolen, and the State, as was its duty, has had those guilty of these unlawful attempts prosecuted.

  34. After arriving and taking charge, having received numerous complaints against him, I had him arrested and I found that he had been guilty of robbery, unlawful use of insignia, illegal marriage, rape and attempted rape.

  35. He did not have the remedy of the writ of habeas corpus nor the writ of prohibition against an official who attempted to make him the victim of some unlawful act.

  36. It was not in itself unlawful to eat of such meats, as St. Paul teaches, except where it would give scandal to the weak, or when it was exacted as an action of idolatrous superstition, as was the case here.

  37. In the second he declares it unlawful to travel on Sundays without necessity.


  38. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "unlawful" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    aberrant; abnormal; abominable; actionable; anarchic; anarchistic; atrocious; banned; barred; bootleg; contraband; criminal; crooked; delinquent; disgraceful; evil; felonious; flawed; forbidden; ignominious; illegal; illegitimate; illicit; improper; inappropriate; incorrect; indecorous; inequitable; infamous; iniquitous; irregular; lawless; outlaw; outlawed; prohibited; punishable; sacrilegious; scandalous; shameful; shameless; sinful; taboo; terrible; triable; unauthorized; unbalanced; unconstitutional; undeserved; undue; unequal; uneven; unfit; unlawful; unlicensed; unmerited; unofficial; unreasonable; unrighteous; unsanctioned; unseemly; unsuitable; untouchable; unwarrantable; unwarranted; vetoed; wicked; wrong; wrongful