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extra-legal [ek-struh-lee-guhl]  
Main Entry:
illegal  [ih-lee-guhl]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: against the law
Synonyms: actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outlawed, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful
Notes: a form of conduct will be illicit and a type of practice will be illegal
Antonyms: allowed, authorized, ethical, good, lawful, legal, legitimate, moral, permissible, right
* = informal/non-formal usage
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