English → Latin
“unlawfully” in Latin
lēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitutioniūslaw, right; subjective right, individual right; court of law
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unlawfully
contra legem or leges: praeter leges or jus: contra jus fasque: contra fas et jus (against the laws of God and man).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unlawfully?
- The usual Latin words for “unlawfully” are lēx, iūs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.