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# unlawful
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## Definition
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The term "unlawful" or "not lawful" refers to something that violates some rule or law.
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* In the Bible it can refer to breaking God's laws, Jewish laws, or Roman laws.
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* Over the years, the Jews added to the laws that God gave to them. The Jewish leaders would call something "unlawful" if it did not conform to God's laws or their manmade laws.
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* When Peter stated that eating unclean foods was "unlawful" for him, he meant that if he ate those foods he would be breaking the laws God had given the Israelites about not eating certain foods.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* This term should be translated using a word or phrase that means, "not lawful."
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* Other ways to translate “unlawful” could be, “not permitted” or “not according to God's law” or “not conforming to our laws.”
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* The idiom "against the law" also has the same meaning as "unlawful."
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