illegal

illegal
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. illicit, unlawful, prohibited, contraband, banned, unconstitutional, outside the law, extralegal, outlawed, not legal, unauthorized, unlicensed, lawless, actionable, verboten (German), sub rosa (Latin), illegitimate, taboo, forbidden, interdicted, proscribed, misbegotten, irregular, criminal, felonious, against the law, after-hours, not approved, uncertified, unwarranted, unwarrantable, smuggled, black-market, bootlegged, hot*; see also stolen .
Ant. lawful, legal*, authorized.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
against the law, unlawful, prohibited, forbidden, criminal, banned, illicit, outlawed, wrongful, felonious, shady, *black market.
ANT.: legal, lawful, licit
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Prohibited by law: illegitimate, illicit, lawless, outlawed, unlawful, wrongful. See CRIMES, LAW. 2. Of, involving, or being a crime: criminal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful. See CRIMES.

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