mountain pass-the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; we got through the pass before it started to snow.hain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains, range, chain-a series of hills or mountains; the valley was between two ranges of hills; the plains lay just beyond the mountain range.
unlawful. adj. referring to any action which is in violation of a statute, federal or state constitution, or established legal precedents (against the law).
A citizen or subject who unjustly and unlawfully takes up arms against the constituted authorities of the nation, to deprive them of the supreme power, either by resisting their lawful and constitutional orders, in some particular matter, or to impose on them conditions. Vattel, Droit des Gens, liv. 3, Sec. 328.