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illegally

adverb as in unfairly

adverb as in unjustifiably

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Some were already investigated, had become fugitives, and left the country illegally.

Crossing the border illegally, with the help of coyotes, or smugglers, is typically a very expensive endeavor.

Today, a lack of provenance often means one of two things: an artifact is forged or an artifact was illegally acquired.

She recalls that during the famine her father illegally sold gold and silver.

In 2010, however, a Georgian court sentenced Batirashvili to three years of jail for illegally possessing a weapon.

"You are acting illegally," breathed Milburgh, in a last attempt to save the situation.

They do not mean if a man is kidnapped and held illegally to involuntary service or labor that he is always to be so held.

After her death her husband, Maximilian, illegally assumed the government as guardian of his son.

But she pays the money as a Gift which was improperly and illegally demanded as a Right.

Suppose Lord Cornwallis to have done wrong; suppose him to have acted illegally; does that clear the prisoner at your bar?

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On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to illegally, such as: over, disproportionately, ever, excessively, extravagantly, and extremely.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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