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il·le·gal Listen to audio/ɪˈli:gəl/ adjective
1 : not allowed by the law : not legal
illegal [=illicit, unlawful] drugs In this state, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to drink alcohol. an illegal alien/immigrant [=a foreign person who is living in a country without having official permission to live there]
2 : not allowed by the rules in a game
The team was penalized for an illegal play.
— il·le·gal·i·ty Listen to audio /ˌɪlɪˈgæləti/ noun, plural il·le·gal·i·ties
[noncount] He claims that he was unaware of the illegality of these activities. [count] The campaign was accused of many fund-raising illegalities. [=illegal activities]
— il·le·gal·ly Listen to audio /ɪˈli:gəli/ adverb
She was parked illegally in a handicapped parking spot. Her camera was illegally seized at the border. people who are in the country illegally
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