illicit
Example Sentences
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Indoctrinating the population, especially younger North Koreans, is a bigger challenge due to an influx of illicit foreign media showing a prosperous outside world.
“I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit,” Gates said, according to a recording reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
The government has set out plans to crack down on illicit foreign donations in its Representation of the People Bill, published last month, which will also lower the voting age to 16.
From BBC
"We know illicit trade is definitely on the up. As retailers, we know it goes on in front of us."
From BBC
The exchange paid a record $4.3 billion fine and pledged reform under U.S. oversight, including by expanding investigative staff to block illicit money.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
