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Unlawful vs Unfair - What's the difference?

unlawful | unfair |

As adjectives the difference between unlawful and unfair

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

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.

    unfair

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Not fair, unjust.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
    • , author=John T. Jost , title=Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)? , volume=100, issue=2, page=162 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair .}}
    It was unfair for the boss to give larger bonuses to his friends.

    See also

    * biased * cheating * discriminatory * dishonest * dishonorable * disproportionate * excessive * foul * inequitable * invidious * partial * prejudiced * underhanded * unequal * unethical * uneven * unfavorable * unjust * unjustified * unwarranted * wrong * wrongful

    Antonyms

    * fair * just