unlaw

unlaw, n.

1. A violation of law; an illegality.

2. Lawlessness.

“But lawlessness is often a superficial phenomenon and whenever the duke was strong enough to keep the peace then law revived. We hear the same of England: times of ‘unlaw’ alternate with times of law.” 1 Frederick Pollock & Frederic W. Maitland, The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I 68–69 (2d ed. 1898).

3. Scots law. An illegal act.

4. Scots law. A fine; a penalty.

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译员李明，毕业于英国顶尖的高级翻译学院，专注翻译各种与调查和白领犯罪辩护有关的法律文件。