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Crooked vs Unlawful - What's the difference?

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Crooked is a synonym of unlawful.


As adjectives the difference between crooked and unlawful

is that crooked is not straight; having one or more bends or angles while unlawful is prohibited]]; not permitted by law (either [[civil law|civil or criminal law; see illegal).

As a verb crooked

is (crook).

crooked

English

Etymology 1

From crook, equivalent to .

Verb

(head)
  • (crook)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) croked, crokid, past participle of . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
    • We walked up the crooked path to the top of the hill.
  • Set at an angle; not vertical or square.
    • That picture is crooked - could you straighten it up for me?
  • (figuratively) Dishonest or illegal; corrupt.
    • He was trying to interest me in another one of his crooked deals.

    unlawful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Prohibited]]; not permitted by law (either [[civil law, civil or criminal law; see illegal).
    • He was charged with unlawful use of a car.