illegal

[ih-lee-guhl] / ɪˈli gəl /

ADJECTIVE

against the law

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banned criminal illegitimate illicit irregular outlawed prohibited smuggled unauthorized unconstitutional unlawful unlicensed unwarranted wrongful

WEAK

actionable black-market bootleg contraband crooked extralegal felonious forbidden heavy hot interdicted lawless not approved not legal outside the law proscribed prosecutable racket shady sub-rosa taboo under-the-table unofficial unwarrantable verboten violating wildcat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

authorized blessed ethical good justifiable lawful legal legitimate moral permitted right warranted

WEAK

allowed permissible

Example Sentences

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“The action by Hims & Hers is illegal mass compounding that poses a significant risk to patient safety,” Novo said in a statement on Thursday.

From Barron's

Last month, the first illegal migrants moved into Crowborough training camp in East Sussex.

From BBC

Three African countries have agreed to take back foreign offenders and illegal migrants after the UK Home Secretary threatened them with visa penalties.

From BBC

He was banned for life from the pharmaceutical industry in 2022 after a federal court found that he engaged in illegal and monopolistic behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the police come to shut down Maria Ángeles’s illegal café, it seems probable that they’ll pause to have a drink and watch the soccer match instead.

From The Wall Street Journal

illegal

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