In a way that is contrary to or forbidden by law.
she had been fined for parking illegally
illegally obtained papers
Example sentencesExamples
- Information leading to the conviction of anyone selling flour illegally will be rewarded.
- My understanding is he came into the country illegally.
- All illegally parked cars should be clamped or removed.
- Many factories illegally disregard the minimum wage and frequently pay their laborers much less.
- Several individuals were prosecuted for illegally downloading music and sharing it with others.
- There is no suggestion that the company has acted illegally.
- Hundreds of thousands of movies are illegally copied each day.
- The film industry estimates that one in five teenagers have illegally downloaded a feature film.
- They later claimed that the collection had been illegally exported.
- The court hereby finds him not guilty of illegally discharging a weapon.