Definition of illicit in English:

illicit

adjective ɪˈlɪsɪtɪ(l)ˈlɪsɪt

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.
illicit drugs
illicit sex
Example sentencesExamples
- They will put an end to the illicit drug trade, and quash the insurgency and end violence in Colombia.
- This in turn seems to have been associated with the rise of a large illicit distilling industry in the north and west of Ireland.
- Copy protection, especially to prevent overseas piracy for illicit sale, is an important issue.
- Russian investigators in pursuit of illicit transfers were not always helped by foreign officialdom.
- Every now and then, supply vehicles are sent out to get food, medicine and illicit black market goods.
- He also admitted to having been in possession of illicit drugs and related utensils.
- If you make it legal and normal, most of them would move onto something else illegal and illicit.
- Currently the sources for acquiring cannabis and hard drugs are one and the same - the illicit drug dealer.
- The villagers pledged to keep away from liquor and also shun illicit distillers from their area.
- Pubs, clubs and people's homes were still the most common places for bootleggers to sell illicit goods.
- Recent authority for illicit conduct of this nature dictates penitentiary time.
- The judge replied that Campbell's therapy was to keep her off illicit drugs.
- Drugs are illegal and illicit because they do incredible harm and no good whatsoever.
- The city of Taurio is a place of drugs, illicit liquor and vice of all kinds.
- Hence it is brought to one of 60 illicit processing laboratories dotted around the Khyber Pass.
- Politically, the most important criminal industries are illicit trading in arms and in drugs.
- There is a history of illicit drug use while in hospital which had some associations with the symptoms of his illness.
- Nor are these the only incidents in which police have been said to be actively involved in an illicit trade.
- I mean it is designed to dissuade young people from starting with illicit drugs.
- Under the legislation, the object of confiscation is not punishment but the forfeiture of an illicit profit.
Synonyms
illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, against the law
outlawed, banned, forbidden, prohibited, interdicted, proscribed, not allowed, not permitted
criminal, lawbreaking, actionable, felonious
unlicensed, unauthorized, unsanctioned, unwarranted, unofficial
contraband, black-market, under the counter, bootleg
Law malfeasant
German verboten
rare non licet
taboo, forbidden, ruled out, impermissible, not acceptable, unacceptable, against the rules
secret, clandestine, furtive, sly
German verboten
Islam haram
New Zealand tapu

Usage

On the distinctions between illicit, illegal, and unlawful, see illegal

Derivatives

illicitly

adverbɪˈlɪsɪtli

In a way that is contrary to or forbidden by law, rules, or custom.
he had agreed to help a friend send the illicitly obtained cash south
Example sentencesExamples
- Their evidence was very strong as to the suspicious movement of what in general may have looked like illicitly obtained money.
- She remained there illicitly for some months before managing to leave China so as to make her way to this country.
- The United States emerged as the world's industrial leader by illicitly appropriating mechanical and scientific innovations from Europe.

illicitness

noun

The pleasure of seeing or reading about something disgusting in a book is different, because it creates a kind of private illicitness that can keep you turning the pages in search of the next disturbing thrill.
Example sentencesExamples
- We're getting a kick from the illicitness, the donning of scarf and dark glasses and sneaking off for a day's shopping.
- While Sam seems to enjoy the illicitness of his desire for Marion, his feelings are not truly transgressive.
- How strong was your sense of its illicitness, the illicitness of this love?
- The one carries the tag of illicitness, the other, the burden of tradition.

Origin

Early 16th century: from French, or from Latin illicitus, from in- 'not' + licitus (see licit).

Rhymes

complicit, elicit, explicit, implicit, licit, solicit

Definition of illicit in US English:

illicit

adjectiveɪ(l)ˈlɪsɪti(l)ˈlisit

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.
illicit drugs
illicit sex
Example sentencesExamples
- He also admitted to having been in possession of illicit drugs and related utensils.
- Copy protection, especially to prevent overseas piracy for illicit sale, is an important issue.
- If you make it legal and normal, most of them would move onto something else illegal and illicit.
- The judge replied that Campbell's therapy was to keep her off illicit drugs.
- Russian investigators in pursuit of illicit transfers were not always helped by foreign officialdom.
- Drugs are illegal and illicit because they do incredible harm and no good whatsoever.
- Politically, the most important criminal industries are illicit trading in arms and in drugs.
- This in turn seems to have been associated with the rise of a large illicit distilling industry in the north and west of Ireland.
- Pubs, clubs and people's homes were still the most common places for bootleggers to sell illicit goods.
- Every now and then, supply vehicles are sent out to get food, medicine and illicit black market goods.
- The city of Taurio is a place of drugs, illicit liquor and vice of all kinds.
- Nor are these the only incidents in which police have been said to be actively involved in an illicit trade.
- They will put an end to the illicit drug trade, and quash the insurgency and end violence in Colombia.
- The villagers pledged to keep away from liquor and also shun illicit distillers from their area.
- Hence it is brought to one of 60 illicit processing laboratories dotted around the Khyber Pass.
- Recent authority for illicit conduct of this nature dictates penitentiary time.
- Currently the sources for acquiring cannabis and hard drugs are one and the same - the illicit drug dealer.
- Under the legislation, the object of confiscation is not punishment but the forfeiture of an illicit profit.
- I mean it is designed to dissuade young people from starting with illicit drugs.
- There is a history of illicit drug use while in hospital which had some associations with the symptoms of his illness.
Synonyms
illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, against the law
taboo, forbidden, ruled out, impermissible, not acceptable, unacceptable, against the rules

Origin

Early 16th century: from French, or from Latin illicitus, from in- ‘not’ + licitus (see licit).

单词	illicit
释义	Definition of illicit in English: illicit adjective ɪˈlɪsɪtɪ(l)ˈlɪsɪt Forbidden by law, rules, or custom. illicit drugs illicit sex Example sentencesExamples They will put an end to the illicit drug trade, and quash the insurgency and end violence in Colombia. This in turn seems to have been associated with the rise of a large illicit distilling industry in the north and west of Ireland. Copy protection, especially to prevent overseas piracy for illicit sale, is an important issue. Russian investigators in pursuit of illicit transfers were not always helped by foreign officialdom. Every now and then, supply vehicles are sent out to get food, medicine and illicit black market goods. He also admitted to having been in possession of illicit drugs and related utensils. If you make it legal and normal, most of them would move onto something else illegal and illicit. Currently the sources for acquiring cannabis and hard drugs are one and the same - the illicit drug dealer. The villagers pledged to keep away from liquor and also shun illicit distillers from their area. Pubs, clubs and people's homes were still the most common places for bootleggers to sell illicit goods. Recent authority for illicit conduct of this nature dictates penitentiary time. The judge replied that Campbell's therapy was to keep her off illicit drugs. Drugs are illegal and illicit because they do incredible harm and no good whatsoever. The city of Taurio is a place of drugs, illicit liquor and vice of all kinds. Hence it is brought to one of 60 illicit processing laboratories dotted around the Khyber Pass. Politically, the most important criminal industries are illicit trading in arms and in drugs. There is a history of illicit drug use while in hospital which had some associations with the symptoms of his illness. Nor are these the only incidents in which police have been said to be actively involved in an illicit trade. I mean it is designed to dissuade young people from starting with illicit drugs. Under the legislation, the object of confiscation is not punishment but the forfeiture of an illicit profit. Synonyms illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, against the law outlawed, banned, forbidden, prohibited, interdicted, proscribed, not allowed, not permitted criminal, lawbreaking, actionable, felonious unlicensed, unauthorized, unsanctioned, unwarranted, unofficial contraband, black-market, under the counter, bootleg Law malfeasant German verboten rare non licet taboo, forbidden, ruled out, impermissible, not acceptable, unacceptable, against the rules secret, clandestine, furtive, sly German verboten Islam haram New Zealand tapu Usage On the distinctions between illicit, illegal, and unlawful, see illegal Derivatives illicitly adverbɪˈlɪsɪtli In a way that is contrary to or forbidden by law, rules, or custom. he had agreed to help a friend send the illicitly obtained cash south Example sentencesExamples Their evidence was very strong as to the suspicious movement of what in general may have looked like illicitly obtained money. She remained there illicitly for some months before managing to leave China so as to make her way to this country. The United States emerged as the world's industrial leader by illicitly appropriating mechanical and scientific innovations from Europe. illicitness noun The pleasure of seeing or reading about something disgusting in a book is different, because it creates a kind of private illicitness that can keep you turning the pages in search of the next disturbing thrill. Example sentencesExamples We're getting a kick from the illicitness, the donning of scarf and dark glasses and sneaking off for a day's shopping. While Sam seems to enjoy the illicitness of his desire for Marion, his feelings are not truly transgressive. How strong was your sense of its illicitness, the illicitness of this love? The one carries the tag of illicitness, the other, the burden of tradition. Origin Early 16th century: from French, or from Latin illicitus, from in- 'not' + licitus (see licit). Rhymes complicit, elicit, explicit, implicit, licit, solicit Definition of illicit in US English: illicit adjectiveɪ(l)ˈlɪsɪti(l)ˈlisit Forbidden by law, rules, or custom. illicit drugs illicit sex Example sentencesExamples He also admitted to having been in possession of illicit drugs and related utensils. Copy protection, especially to prevent overseas piracy for illicit sale, is an important issue. If you make it legal and normal, most of them would move onto something else illegal and illicit. The judge replied that Campbell's therapy was to keep her off illicit drugs. Russian investigators in pursuit of illicit transfers were not always helped by foreign officialdom. Drugs are illegal and illicit because they do incredible harm and no good whatsoever. Politically, the most important criminal industries are illicit trading in arms and in drugs. This in turn seems to have been associated with the rise of a large illicit distilling industry in the north and west of Ireland. Pubs, clubs and people's homes were still the most common places for bootleggers to sell illicit goods. Every now and then, supply vehicles are sent out to get food, medicine and illicit black market goods. The city of Taurio is a place of drugs, illicit liquor and vice of all kinds. Nor are these the only incidents in which police have been said to be actively involved in an illicit trade. They will put an end to the illicit drug trade, and quash the insurgency and end violence in Colombia. The villagers pledged to keep away from liquor and also shun illicit distillers from their area. Hence it is brought to one of 60 illicit processing laboratories dotted around the Khyber Pass. Recent authority for illicit conduct of this nature dictates penitentiary time. Currently the sources for acquiring cannabis and hard drugs are one and the same - the illicit drug dealer. Under the legislation, the object of confiscation is not punishment but the forfeiture of an illicit profit. I mean it is designed to dissuade young people from starting with illicit drugs. There is a history of illicit drug use while in hospital which had some associations with the symptoms of his illness. Synonyms illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, against the law taboo, forbidden, ruled out, impermissible, not acceptable, unacceptable, against the rules Origin Early 16th century: from French, or from Latin illicitus, from in- ‘not’ + licitus (see licit).
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