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unlawfully

/ʌnˈlɔːfəli/ /ʌnˈlɑːfəli/

Meanings
adverb
In a manner not conforming to the law.

Examples :

"The deceased was unlawfully killed during a riot."
law government politics moral right

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law noun

/lɔː/ /lɔ/

The body of binding rules and regulations, customs and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities.

"entrapment is against the law"

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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riot noun

/ˈɹaɪ.ət/

Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.

"The children's excited chatter turned into a riot of noise during the school's annual picnic. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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conforming verb

/kənˈfɔrmɪŋ/ /kəmˈfɔrmɪŋ/

(of persons, often followed by to) To act in accordance with expectations; to behave in the manner of others, especially as a result of social pressure.

"She started conforming to her friends' fashion choices to fit in at the new school. "

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killed verb

/kɪld/

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

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deceased noun

/diˈsist/ /dɪˈsiːst/

A dead person.

"The deceased was interred in his local churchyard."

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "