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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Information from company insiders, a mainstay of many reporting projects, is illegal for Hunterbrook or any other investor to trade on.

From The Wall Street Journal

The UK government has so far refused to say whether the move was illegal, insisting it is for the Americans to lay out the legal basis for the action.

From BBC

"We will continue to work closely with law enforcement agencies, international partners and others to prevent the illegal supply of medicines and to protect patients."

From BBC

New powers allowing mobile phones to be seized from illegal migrants without arresting them have come into force.

From BBC

It threatened to take legal action against anyone taking part in "these alleged illegal fundraising efforts", stating: "Everyone is asked to respect the memory of the deceased."

From BBC

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