# unlaw

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A crime, an illegal action.
2. Absence of law; lawlessness.
3. A fine exacted from a transgressor of the law.

## Etymology
From Middle English unlawe, unlaȝ, unlage, from Old English unlagu (“violation of law, illegality, injustice, lawlessness”), equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + law.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unlaw