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il·le·gal
(ĭ-lē′gəl)adj.
1. Prohibited by law.
2. Prohibited by official rules: an illegal pass in football.
3. Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer: an illegal operation.
n. Offensive
A person who is not legally authorized to live and work in a country.
il·le′gal·ly adv.
illegal
(ɪˈliːɡəl)adj
1. forbidden by law; unlawful; illicit
2. unauthorized or prohibited by a code of official or accepted rules
n
ilˈlegally adv ˌilleˈgality n3. a person who has entered or attempted to enter a country illegally
il•le•gal
(ɪˈli gəl)adj.
1. forbidden by law or statute.
2. contrary to or forbidden by official rules or regulations.
n. 3. an illegal immigrant.
[1620–30; < Medieval Latin]
il•le′gal•ly, adv.
syn: illegal, unlawful, illicit, criminal describe actions not in accord with law. illegal refers to violation of statutes or, in games, codified rules: an illegal seizure of property; an illegal block in football. unlawful is a broader term that may refer to lack of conformity with any set of laws or precepts, whether natural, moral, or traditional: an unlawful transaction. illicit most often applies to matters regulated by law, with emphasis on the way things are carried out: the illicit sale of narcotics. criminal refers to violation of a public law that is punishable by a fine or imprisonment: Robbery is a criminal act.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules |
illegal
adjective
1. unlawful, banned, forbidden, prohibited, criminal, outlawed, unofficial, illicit, unconstitutional, illegitimate, lawless, wrongful, off limits, unlicensed, under-the-table, unauthorized, against the law, proscribed, under-the-counter, actionable (Law), felonious It is illegal to intercept radio messages.
unlawful legal, lawful, permissible, licit
unlawful legal, lawful, permissible, licit
2. foul, dirty, unfair, crooked, shady (informal), fraudulent, unjust, dishonest, unscrupulous, underhand, inequitable, unsportsmanlike He was dismissed by the referee for an illegal tackle.
illegal
adjectiveTranslations
illegal
[ɪˈliːgəl]A. ADJ
1. (Jur) → ilegal
illegal possession of sth → posesión f ilegal de algo
it is illegal to do that → hacer eso es ilegal
it is illegal for children to buy alcohol → está prohibido que los niños compren alcohol
to make it illegal to do sth → prohibir hacer algo, prohibir que se haga algo
illegal possession of sth → posesión f ilegal de algo
it is illegal to do that → hacer eso es ilegal
it is illegal for children to buy alcohol → está prohibido que los niños compren alcohol
to make it illegal to do sth → prohibir hacer algo, prohibir que se haga algo
2. (Sport) [tackle] → antirreglamentario
illegal
adj → unrechtmäßig, ungesetzlich; (= against a specific law) → gesetzwidrig; trade, immigration, possession, drugs, profits → illegal; (= prohibited) substance, organization → verboten, illegal; (Sport) → regelwidrig
illegal
(iˈliːgəl) adjective not allowed by the law; not legal. It is illegal to park a car here.
ilˈlegally adverbillegality (iliˈgӕləti) noun
illegal
→ غَيْرُ قَانُونِيٌّ nelegální illegal illegal παράνομος ilegal laiton illégal ilegalan illegale 不法な 불법의 illegaal ulovlig nielegalny ilegal незаконный olaglig ผิดกฎหมาย yasadışı bất hợp pháp 非法的illegal
a. ilegal, fuera de la ley.