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il·lic·it  (-lst)
adj.
1. Not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful.
2. Linguistics Improperly formed; ungrammatical.

[Latin illicitus : in-, not; see in-1 + licitus, lawful; see licit.]

il·licit·ly adv.
il·licit·ness n.

illicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt]
adj
1. another word for illegal
2. not allowed or approved by common custom, rule, or standard illicit sexual relations
illicitly  adv
illicitness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.illicit - contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his secretary"
licit - sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love"
2.illicitillicit - contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"

illicit
adjective
2. forbidden, improper, immoral, wrong, guilty, clandestine, furtive He clearly condemns illicit love.
Translations
illicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] ADJilícito

illicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] adj [activity, association] → illicite
the illicit use of state funds → l'utilisation illicite des deniers publics
the use of illicit drugs → la consommation de drogues illicites
ill-informed [ˌɪlɪnˈfɔːrmd] adj
[person] → mal informé(e)
to be ill-informed about sth → être mal informé(e) à propos de qch
[comment, criticism, accusation] → infondé(e); [judgment] → infondé(e)

illicit
adjillegal; affair, relationshipverboten; spiritsschwarz hergestellt or gebrannt; illicit trade or saleSchwarzhandel m

illicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] adjillecito/a
illicit [ɪˈlɪsɪt] adjillecito/a

illicit
adj illicit [iˈlisit]
unlawful or not permitted. ongeoorloof غَيْر مَشْروع، غَيْر مَسْموح به ، غَيْر مُباح незаконен nedovolený ulovlig; forbudt unerlaubt παράνομος, απαγορευμένος ilícito lubamatu غیر قانونی؛ ممنوع luvaton illicite לא חוּקִי, אָסוּר नियम या व्यवहार विरुद्ध, अवैध nedopušten tiltott melanggar hukum óleyfilegur; ólöglegur illecito 禁制の 불법의 neteisėtas, draudžiamas nelikumīgs; neatļauts haram onwettig ulovlig, urettmessig zakazany ilícito (în mod) ili­cit незаконный; недозволенный nedovolený nedovoljen nezakonit otillåten, olaglig ผิดกฎหมาย yasak 違法的 незаконний; недозволений غیر قانونی trái phép
adv ilˈlicitly
ongeoorloof بِصورةٍ غَيْر مَشْروعَه أو مَسْموحَه забранено načerno ulovligt; forbudt unerlaubt παράνομα ilícitamente lubamatult بطور غیر قانونی luvattomasti illicitement בְּצורָה לא חוּקִית अवैधतापूर्वक nedopustivo tiltottan secara melanggar hukum óleyfilega; ólöglega illecitamente 不法に 불법으로 neteisėtai nelikumīgi; neatļauti dengan haram onwettig ulovlig bezprawnie ilicitamente ilicit незаконно; недозволенно nezákonne nedovoljeno nezakonito otillåtet, olagligt อย่างผิดกฎหมาย yasak olarak 違法地 недозволено ناجائز طریقے سے một cách trái phép
n ilˈlicitness
ongeoorloofdheid عَدَم مَشْروعِيَّه забрана nezákonnost ulovlighed die Unzulässigkeit παρανομία ilegitimidad, cualidad de ilegítimo keelatus عدم مشروعیت luvattomuus caractère illicite אִיסוּר अवैधता zabrana vminek a tiltott volta sifat melanggar hukum sem er óleyfilegur/ólöglegur carattere illecito 不法 불법 neteisėtumas nelikumība haramnya onwettigheid ulovlighet, snusk nielegalność ilegalidade caracter ilicit незаконность; недозволенность nezákonnosť nedovoljenost nezakonitost otillåtenhet, olaglighet ความผิดกฎหมาย yasak olma 違法 протиправність عدم جواز sự trái phép


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The last war but between Britain and Spain sprang from the attempts of the British merchants to prosecute an illicit trade with the Spanish main.
I thought that I saw through his eyes a human affair of that most sorrowful sort as it must appear to the Infinite Compassion; the book is a sort of revelation of human nature in circumstances that have been so perpetually lied about that we have almost lost the faculty of perceiving the truth concerning an illicit love.
As is indeed not unfrequent with women of unimpeachable virtue, weary of the monotony of respectable existence, at a distance she not only excused illicit love, she positively envied it.
 
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