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   illegal

   /ɪˈliːɡl/

   adjective

   • 1. contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law: "illegal drugs" Similar unlawfulillicitillegitimateagainst the lawcriminallawbreakingactionablefeloniousunlicensedunauthorizedunsanctionedunwarrantedunofficialoutlawedbannedforbiddenbarredprohibitedinterdictedproscribednot allowednot permittedcontrabandblack-marketunder the counterbootlegmalfeasantverboteninformal:crookedshadybentdodgyrare:non licetfoulagainst the rulesunfairunsportingunsportsmanlikebelow the beltdirtydishonourabledishonestunderhandcheatingOpposite legallawfullegallegitimate

   noun

   • 1. a person living in a country without official authorization. derogatory North American

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French illégal or medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin in- ‘not’ + legalis ‘according to the law’.

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