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il·le·gal  (-lgl)
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.
An illegal immigrant.

il·legal·ly adv.

illegal [ɪˈliːgəl]
adj
1. forbidden by law; unlawful; illicit
2. unauthorized or prohibited by a code of official or accepted rules
n
a person who has entered or attempted to enter a country illegally
illegally  adv
illegality  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
2. foul, dirty, unfair, crooked, shady (informal), fraudulent, unjust, dishonest, unscrupulous, underhand, inequitable, unsportsmanlike He was dismissed by the referee for an illegal tackle.
Translations
illegal [ɪˈliːgəl]
A. ADJ
1. (Jur) → ilegal
illegal possession of sthposesión f ilegal de algo
it is illegal to do thathacer eso es ilegal
it is illegal for children to buy alcoholestá prohibido que los niños compren alcohol
to make it illegal to do sthprohibir hacer algo, prohibir que se haga algo
2. (Sport) [tackle] → antirreglamentario
3. (Comput) to perform an illegal operationrealizar una operación ilegal or no válida
B. CPD illegal immigrant Ninmigrante mf ilegal
illegal substance Nsustancia f ilegal

illegal [ɪˈliːgəl] adjillégal(e)
illegal drugs → les drogues illégales
it is illegal to ... → il est illégal de ... illegal alien, illegal immigrant
illegal alien nétranger/ère m/f en situation irrégulière
illegal immigrant nimmigrant(e) m/f illégal(e)

illegal
adjunrechtmäßig, ungesetzlich; (= against a specific law)gesetzwidrig; trade, immigration, possession, drugs, profitsillegal; (= prohibited) substance, organizationverboten, illegal; (Sport) → regelwidrig

illegal [ɪˈliːgl] adjillegale
illegal [ɪˈliːgl] adjillegale

illegal
adj illegal [iˈliːgəl]
not allowed by the law; not legal It is illegal to park a car here. onwettig غَيْر قانوني، غَيْر شَرْعي нелегален zakázaný ulovlig; strafbar; illegal ungesetzlich παράνομος ilegal seadusevastane غیر قانونی laiton illégal לא חוּקִי अवैध nedopušten, ilegalan törvénytelen, illegális hukum ólöglegur illegale 不法の 불법의 neteisėtas, nelegalus nelikumīgs; pretlikumīgs; nelegāls tidak sah onwettig ulovlig, illegal, lovstridig nielegalny ilegal ile­gal противозаконный zakázaný, nezákonný nezakonit nezakonit illegal, olaglig ผิดกฎหมาย kanuna aykırı 非法的,違法的 незаконний; нелегальний غیر قانونی bất hợp pháp
adv ilˈlegally
onwettiglik بِصورةٍ غَيْر قانونيَّه أو غَيْر شَرعِيَّه нелегално protiprávně ulovligt; illegalt ungesetzlich παράνομα ilegalmente seadusevastaselt بطور غیر قانونی laittomasti illégalement בְּאוֹפֶן לא חוּקִי अवैधता ilegalno törvénytelenül secara ilegal ólöglega illegalmente 不法に 불법적으로 neteisėtai, nelegaliai nelikumīgi; nelegāli dengan tidak sah onwettig ulovlig, illegalt bezprawnie ilegalmente (în mod) ilegal противозаконно protiprávne nezakonito nezakonito illegalt อย่างผิดกฎหมาย kanuna aykırı şekilde 非法地 незаконно; нелегально غیر قانونی طریقے سے một cách bất hợp pháp
n illegality [iliˈgӕləti]
onwettigheid عَدَم قانونيَّه нелегалност nezákonnost ulovlighed die Ungesetzlichkeit παρανομία ilegalidad ebaseaduslikkus عمل خلاف قانون laittomuus illégalité אִי חוּקִיוּת अवैधता ilegalnost törvénytelenség, jogtalanság; illegalitás pelanggaran ólögmæti, lögleysa illegalità 違法 불법 neteisėtumas, nelegalumas nelikumība; nelegalitāte kepenyalahan undang-undang onwettigheid ulovlighet, lovstridighet bezprawność ilegalidade ilegalitate противозаконность nezákonnosť nezakonitost nezakonitost olaglighet ความผิดกฎหมาย kanuna aykırı olma 非法,違法 незаконність بے ضابطگی sự bất hợp pháp

illegal غير قانونى nelegální illegal illegal παράνομος ilegal laiton illégal ilegalan illegale 不法な 불법의 illegaal ulovlig nielegalny ilegal незаконный olaglig ผิดกฏหมาย yasadışı bất hợp pháp 非法的


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