Hyphenation of unlawful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word unlawful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

un-law-ful

Definitions of unlawful:

1.	Not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention An unconventional marriage Improper banking practices
2.	Contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law Unlawful measures Unlawful money Unlawful hunters
3.	Not morally right or permissible Unlawful love
4.	Having no legally established claim The wrongful heir to the throne
5.	Contrary to or forbidden by law An illegitimate seizure of power Illicit trade An outlaw strike Unlawful measures

Synonyms of unlawful:

adj	improper, unconventional, irregular
adj	unlawful, lawless, outlaw, open, wide-open, lawless, wrongful, crooked, corrupt, illegal
adj	illicit
adj	wrongful, illegitimate
adj	illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, illegal

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.