illegal
Example Sentences
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The UK is to impose visa restrictions against people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal migrants and foreign national offenders.
From BBC
In fact doing so would be illegal under the existing law.
From Los Angeles Times
A tearful Redknapp, who recalled last week how his grandmother used to run bets for a bookmaker when gambling was illegal, earned a big kiss from his wife Sandra.
From Barron's
Butyagin is accused of illegal excavations and "illegal partial destruction" of an archaeological complex.
From BBC
Some are also illegal under Israeli law, though many of those are later given official recognition.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
