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Illegal (adjective)
Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
“This is illegal, you know!”
“Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution”
“their illegal mining operations in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, are protected by officials and police paid to look the other way – and powerful customers in the construction industry who prefer not to ask too many questions.”
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Illegal (adjective)
Forbidden by established rules.
“Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.”
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Illegal (adjective)
Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
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Illegal (adjective)
Being or doing something illegally.
“illegal immigrant;”
“illegal logger;”
“illegal pilot”
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Illegal (adjective)
Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
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Illegal (noun)
An illegal act or technique.
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Illegal (noun)
Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
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Illegal (noun)
An illegal immigrant.
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Illegal (noun)
A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
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Illicit (adjective)
Not approved by law, but not invalid.
“The bigamous marriage, while illicit, was not invalid.”
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Illicit (adjective)
Breaking social norms.
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Illicit (adjective)
Unlawful.
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Illicit (noun)
A banned or unlawful item.