Definitions For Unlaw

Etymology 1

from middle english unlawe, unlaȝ, unlage, from {{inh + en + ang + unlagu + t=violation of law, illegality, injustice, lawlessness}}, equivalent to un + t1=lack or absence of + law.

Noun

UNLAW (plural - or s) (obsolete) A crime, an illegal action. Absence of law; lawlessness. (obsolete) A fine exacted from a transgressor of the law.

Etymology 2

from un + t1=reversal, undoing + law.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To deprive of the authority or character of law. (transitive) To put beyond the protection of the law; to outlaw. (transitive, obsolete, Scotland, legal) To fine.

Is Unlaw a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
11

The word Unlaw is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

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