Illegal
[ih-lee-guh l] /ɪˈli gəl/
adjective
1.
forbidden by law or statute.
2.
contrary to or forbidden by official rules, regulations, etc.:
The referee ruled that it was an illegal forward pass.
noun
3.
Informal. .
/ɪˈliːɡəl/
adjective
1.
forbidden by law; unlawful; illicit
2.
unauthorized or prohibited by a code of official or accepted rules
noun
3.
a person who has entered or attempted to enter a country illegally
adj.
1620s, from French illégal or directly from Medieval Latin illegalis, from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + Latin legalis (see legal). Term illegal immigrant first recorded 1892 in American English (illegal immigration is from 1887).
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- Illegalised
[ih-lee-guh-lahyz] /ɪˈli gəˌlaɪz/ verb (used with object), illegalized, illegalizing. 1. to make : They even wanted to illegalize smoking. /ɪˈliːɡəˌlaɪz/ verb 1. (transitive) to make illegal
- Illegality
[il-ee-gal-i-tee] /ˌɪl iˈgæl ɪ ti/ noun, plural illegalities. 1. condition or quality; unlawfulness. 2. an act. n. 1630s, from illegal + -ity; or else from French illegalité (14c.).
- Illegalization
[ih-lee-guh-lahyz] /ɪˈli gəˌlaɪz/ verb (used with object), illegalized, illegalizing. 1. to make : They even wanted to illegalize smoking. /ɪˈliːɡəˌlaɪz/ verb 1. (transitive) to make illegal