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illegally

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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.
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Adv.1.illegally - in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally"
Translations
illegally [ɪˈliːgəlɪ] ADV
1. (Jur) [act, occupy, fish] → ilegalmente
they were convicted of illegally using a handgunse los declaró culpables de la utilización ilegal de un revólver
2. (Sport) [tackle] → antirreglamentariamente
illegally [ɪˈliːgəli] advillégalement
illegally parked → en stationnement irrégulier
illegally parked cars → des voitures en stationnement irrégulier
illegally
adv (= against the law)unrechtmäßig, ungesetzlich; (= against a specific law)gesetzwidrig; illegally importedillegal eingeführt; you’re illegally parkedSie stehen im Parkverbot; to act illegallysich gesetzwidrig verhalten; (against international law) → gegen das Völkerrecht verstoßen; they were convicted of illegally possessing a handgunsie wurden wegen unerlaubten Besitzes einer Handfeuerwaffe verurteilt
illegally [ɪˈliːgəlɪ] advillegalmente
illegally [ɪˈliːgəlɪ] advillegalmente


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Musqueton, recognizing the voice of his master's friend, got up suddenly, and in doing so let fall some louis which he had appropriated to himself illegally during the night.
The lords of society stole legally or else legalized their stealing, while the poorer classes stole illegally.
Clair, then it is obvious that no crime has been committed, and that, therefore, I am illegally detained.
 
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