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Definition of illegal in English: illegaladjective ɪˈliːɡ(ə)lɪ(l)ˈliɡəl Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law. Example sentencesExamples - The line between vigorous price competition and illegal predation may be a fine one.
- If it cannot protect them from drugs then it should protect them from illegal drugs and gangsters.
- English law makes illegal a contract to indemnify a person in respect of liability for fraud.
- He thinks it will be difficult to prove it is his voice on the bootleg, illegal version.
- Anyone found with illegal substances in their bloodstream will face prosecution.
- No Court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act.
- When we looked into it a number of computers were generating lots of illegal traffic.
- Swindon Council has had to take action against illegal camps in the town in the past.
- They need to be believe that illegal activity is going on in premises before searching them.
- Taking any other type of drug is also an illegal activity so surely one can lead to the other.
- Further the use of cluster bombs as indiscriminate weapons is also illegal it is contended.
- I have also seen loads of illegal dumping and it's vandalism of a natural amenity.
- The use of this illegal extension currently involves a form of religious gathering.
- We offer advice on the procedures to get court orders to remove illegal encampments.
- Many illegal drugs have to be imported into this country from different parts of the world.
- He was charged with possession of illegal substances and a public order offence.
- So it was cruel of York police to choose this week to announce a major crackdown on illegal driving.
- He was sentenced to four years for illegal possession of the firearm with intent to endanger life.
- The report also raises concerns over the efforts to tackle illegal drug use in prison.
- It is one of the biggest cases of Internet piracy and illegal copying ever discovered.
Synonyms unlawful, illicit, illegitimate, against the law, criminal, lawbreaking, actionable, felonious unlicensed, unauthorized, unsanctioned, unwarranted, unofficial outlawed, banned, forbidden, barred, prohibited, interdicted, proscribed, not allowed, not permitted contraband, black-market, under the counter, bootleg Law malfeasant German verboten informal crooked, shady British informal bent, dodgy rare non licet foul, against the rules unfair, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, below the belt, dirty, dishonourable, dishonest, underhand, cheating
noun ɪˈliːɡ(ə)lɪ(l)ˈliɡəl North American derogatory A person living in a country without official authorization. Example sentencesExamples - The president has expressed his support for amnesty on some occasions for illegals, much to the chagrin of many in the party.
- No wonder Tyson and so many other companies like them are hiring so many illegals and claiming that no Americans want these jobs.
- Another gain for illegals is the campaign to allow them to attend state universities at the in-state resident rate.
- People who insist that all illegals be deported have an excellent point, and I think they're right.
- That way you can't tell by looking at the books how many illegals are getting organs - or even that it's going on at all.
- These poor illegals, mostly of them are Mexican, and they are not coming into this country to do anything other than find a job.
- By talking tough on illegals, politicians have been able to defend high levels of legal immigration.
- Instead, for whatever reason, the Democrats want to have illegals here to use as political pawns.
- I've got another one $1 that a poll would reveal that most Americans would like all illegals deported.
- Even politicians who thunder about illegals have trouble sticking to their convictions.
- Immigration officials say those illegals come from more than 100 countries.
- Irish immigration centres estimate 10,000 Irish are among 14 million illegals in the US.
- Letting the states bill the Feds for the costs associated with illegals would hit the politicians in the wallet.
- Before the election a figure for the number of illegals was politically embarrassing because it showed that the government had lost control of our borders.
- Have a telephone tip line to report illegals to Immigration.
- But whether illegals are the sort of immigrants he really wants to attract is another matter.
- The large number of births to illegals shows that the longer illegal immigration is allowed to persist, the harder the problem is to solve.
- Sales tax, maybe, but most illegals are going to be paid under the table in cash, with the IRS not seeing the details.
- Others may not wish to increase legal immigration without first cutting back on the illegals.
- It's really about illegal immigration and how to make illegals legal.
Usage Illegal and unlawful have slightly different meanings, although they are often used interchangeably. Something that is illegal is against the law, whereas an unlawful act merely contravenes the rules that apply in a particular context. Thus handball in soccer is unlawful, but it is not illegal. A third word with a similar meaning is illicit: this tends to encompass things that are forbidden or disapproved of by custom or society, as in an illicit love affair Origin Early 17th century: from French illégal or medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin in- 'not' + legalis 'according to the law'. Rhymes beagle, eagle, legal, paralegal, regal, spread eagle, viceregal Definition of illegal in US English: illegaladjectiveɪ(l)ˈliɡəli(l)ˈlēɡəl Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law. Example sentencesExamples - Taking any other type of drug is also an illegal activity so surely one can lead to the other.
- English law makes illegal a contract to indemnify a person in respect of liability for fraud.
- If it cannot protect them from drugs then it should protect them from illegal drugs and gangsters.
- The line between vigorous price competition and illegal predation may be a fine one.
- No Court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or an illegal act.
- Anyone found with illegal substances in their bloodstream will face prosecution.
- He thinks it will be difficult to prove it is his voice on the bootleg, illegal version.
- I have also seen loads of illegal dumping and it's vandalism of a natural amenity.
- It is one of the biggest cases of Internet piracy and illegal copying ever discovered.
- Many illegal drugs have to be imported into this country from different parts of the world.
- We offer advice on the procedures to get court orders to remove illegal encampments.
- Further the use of cluster bombs as indiscriminate weapons is also illegal it is contended.
- They need to be believe that illegal activity is going on in premises before searching them.
- The use of this illegal extension currently involves a form of religious gathering.
- He was charged with possession of illegal substances and a public order offence.
- Swindon Council has had to take action against illegal camps in the town in the past.
- So it was cruel of York police to choose this week to announce a major crackdown on illegal driving.
- When we looked into it a number of computers were generating lots of illegal traffic.
- He was sentenced to four years for illegal possession of the firearm with intent to endanger life.
- The report also raises concerns over the efforts to tackle illegal drug use in prison.
Synonyms unlawful, illicit, illegitimate, against the law, criminal, lawbreaking, actionable, felonious foul, against the rules
nounɪ(l)ˈliɡəli(l)ˈlēɡəl North American derogatory A person present in a country without official authorization. Example sentencesExamples - Instead, for whatever reason, the Democrats want to have illegals here to use as political pawns.
- It's really about illegal immigration and how to make illegals legal.
- That way you can't tell by looking at the books how many illegals are getting organs - or even that it's going on at all.
- Another gain for illegals is the campaign to allow them to attend state universities at the in-state resident rate.
- Have a telephone tip line to report illegals to Immigration.
- People who insist that all illegals be deported have an excellent point, and I think they're right.
- I've got another one $1 that a poll would reveal that most Americans would like all illegals deported.
- The president has expressed his support for amnesty on some occasions for illegals, much to the chagrin of many in the party.
- Irish immigration centres estimate 10,000 Irish are among 14 million illegals in the US.
- But whether illegals are the sort of immigrants he really wants to attract is another matter.
- Others may not wish to increase legal immigration without first cutting back on the illegals.
- Immigration officials say those illegals come from more than 100 countries.
- Before the election a figure for the number of illegals was politically embarrassing because it showed that the government had lost control of our borders.
- These poor illegals, mostly of them are Mexican, and they are not coming into this country to do anything other than find a job.
- Sales tax, maybe, but most illegals are going to be paid under the table in cash, with the IRS not seeing the details.
- By talking tough on illegals, politicians have been able to defend high levels of legal immigration.
- Letting the states bill the Feds for the costs associated with illegals would hit the politicians in the wallet.
- The large number of births to illegals shows that the longer illegal immigration is allowed to persist, the harder the problem is to solve.
- Even politicians who thunder about illegals have trouble sticking to their convictions.
- No wonder Tyson and so many other companies like them are hiring so many illegals and claiming that no Americans want these jobs.
Origin Early 17th century: from French illégal or medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin in- ‘not’ + legalis ‘according to the law’. |