wrongful vs unlawful

wrongful and unlawful both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wrongful	No	Yes	No	No
unlawful	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, wrongful and unlawful are synonyms defined as:

wrongful (adjective)	unlawful (adjective)
having no legally established claim	contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
not just or fair	contrary to or forbidden by law
unlawfully violating the rights of others	having no legally established claim
	not morally right or permissible
	not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention