illicit
Example Sentences
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Most commercial seafaring vessels, even those carrying illicit products, are staffed by crews with little incentive to disobey the orders of the U.S. armed forces.
Mosbah has been charged with illicit enrichment, which is punishable by up to six years in prison, and money laundering, which comes with a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, Abed told AFP.
From Barron's
“The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund narco terrorism in the region,” Noem said.
The White House said the vessel in question, called the Skipper, had been involved in "illicit oil shipping" and would be taken to a US port.
From BBC
The government of President Emmanuel Macron has been at loggerheads with Shein for weeks after French authorities said they had found illicit products being sold on the platform.
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