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Unlawful vs Deceptive - What's the difference?

unlawful | deceptive | Related terms |

Unlawful is a related term of deceptive.


As adjectives the difference between unlawful and deceptive

is that unlawful is prohibited]]; not permitted by law (either [[civil law|civil or criminal law; see illegal) while deceptive is .

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.

    deceptive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • misleading, likely or attempting to deceive
    • deceptive advertising
    deceptive practices
  • * Trench
    • language altogether deceptive , and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * deceptive advertising * deceptive cadence * deceptive cognate

    Related terms

    * deception * deceptively * deceive * deceit