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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Some are also illegal under Israeli law, though many of those are later given official recognition.

From Barron's

The U.A.E.’s Foreign Ministry said an investigation regarding his alleged illegal activities continues.

From The Wall Street Journal

She claimed in her lawsuit that the renaming was illegal because changing the name requires "an act of Congress".

From BBC

In one instance, it called a new election in a congressional race tainted by an illegal scheme to fraudulently collect and fill out mail-in ballots.

From Salon

Authorities reported taking down 3,500 illegal AI products, including those that lacked AI-content labeling, from April to June.

From The Wall Street Journal

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