illegal

illegal

forbidden by law or statute: an illegal U-turn; forbidden by official rules or regulations: an illegal block (in football); something that is unacceptable to or not performed by a computer: an illegal operation

Not to be confused with:

illegitimate – born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child; not sanctioned by law or custom: an illegitimate action; not in proper grammatical usage

illicit – not legally permitted or authorized: an illicit attempt to control the market; unlicensed; prohibited; not permitted by custom; disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons

unlawful – contrary to law: unlawful search and seizure; born out of wedlock [All of the above describe actions that are not in accord with the law. However, there are some differences in meaning among the words. Illegal refers most specifically to violations of statutes or codified rules: illegal seizure of property. Illegitimate means lacking legal or traditional rights: illegitimate use of privileged information. Illicit most often applies to matters regulated by law with emphasis on the way things are carried out: illicit conversion of property. Unlawful means not sanctioned by law: an unlawful claim to an inheritance.]

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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.

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il·le′gal·ly adv.

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illegal

(ɪˈliːɡəl)

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

ilˈlegally adv

ˌilleˈgality n

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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.

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Thesaurus

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

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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

2. foul, dirty, unfair, crooked, shady (informal), fraudulent, unjust, dishonest, unscrupulous, underhand, inequitable, unsportsmanlike He was dismissed by the referee for an illegal tackle.

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illegal

adjective

1. Prohibited by law:

illegitimate, illicit, lawless, outlawed, unlawful, wrongful.

2. Of, involving, or being a crime:

criminal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful.

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Translations

غَيْر قانوني، غَيْر شَرْعيغَيْرُ قَانُونِيٌّ

il·legal

ilegálnínelegálnízakázaný

illegalstrafbarulovlig

illegalungesetzlichunrechtmäßig

παράνομος

ilegal

laiton

illégal

ilegalan

illegális

ólöglegur

illegaleillegalità

不法な

불법의

nelegaliainelegalumasnelegalusneteisėtaineteisėtas

nelegālsnelikumīgspretlikumīgs

illegaalstrafbaar

illegallovstridigulovlig

nielegalny

ilegal

ilegal

незаконныйнелегалнелегальныйнеправильныйпротивозаконный

nezakonit

olaglig

ผิดกฎหมาย

kanuna aykırıyasadışı

bất hợp pháp

非法的不合规定的违法的

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

2. (Sport) [tackle] → antirreglamentario

3. (Comput) to perform an illegal operation → realizar una operación ilegal or no válida

B. CPD illegal immigrant N → inmigrante mf ilegal
illegal substance N → sustancia f ilegal

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illegal

[ɪˈliːg^əl] adj → illégal(e)
illegal drugs → les drogues illégales
it is illegal to ... → il est illégal de ... illegal alien, illegal immigrantillegal alien n → étranger/ère m/f en situation irrégulièreillegal immigrant n → immigrant(e) m/f illégal(e)

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illegal

adj → unrechtmäßig, ungesetzlich; (= against a specific law) → gesetzwidrig; trade, immigration, possession, drugs, profits → illegal; (= prohibited) substance, organization → verboten, illegal; (Sport) → regelwidrig

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illegal

[ɪˈliːg/əl] adj → illegale

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illegal

(iˈliːgəl) adjective

not allowed by the law; not legal. It is illegal to park a car here. onwettig غَيْر قانوني، غَيْر شَرْعي нелегален ilegal zakázaný ungesetzlich ulovlig; strafbar; illegal παράνομοςilegal 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 onwettigulovlig, illegal, lovstridignielegalny غير قانونى، دقانونه مخالف 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 非法的，违法的，不合规定的

ilˈlegally adverb

onwettiglik بِصورةٍ غَيْر قانونيَّه أو غَيْر شَرعِيَّه нелегално ilegalmente protiprávně ungesetzlich ulovligt; illegalt παράνομαilegalmente 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 onwettigulovlig, illegaltbezprawnie په غیر قانونی دوله 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 非法地

illegality (iliˈgӕləti) noun

onwettigheid عَدَم قانونيَّه нелегалност ilegalidade nezákonnost die Ungesetzlichkeit ulovlighed παρανομίαilegalidad 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 onwettigheidulovlighet, lovstridighet bezprawność د غیر قانونی عمل ilegalidade ilegalitate противозаконность nezákonnosť nezakonitost nezakonitost olaglighet ความผิดกฎหมาย kanuna aykırı olma 非法，違法 незаконність بے ضابطگی sự bất hợp pháp 不合法，犯规

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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

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illegal

a. ilegal, fuera de la ley.

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