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Unlawfully

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Without lawful cause; otherwise than lawfully.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The term is commonly used in indictments for statutory crimes, to show that the act constituting the offense was in violation of a positive law, especially where the statute itself uses the same phrase.