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onwettig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clandestinely adv In a secret or covert manner.
  • criminal adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
  • illegal adjective Against the law; not authorised or permitted by legislation.
  • illicit adjective Not permitted by law or social convention; forbidden.
  • lawless adj Having no laws or effective government controlling it.
  • unlawful adjective Against the law; not legally permitted.

Senses

onwettig is used for these senses in English:

  • clandestinely In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations.
  • criminal Against the law; forbidden by law.
  • illegal Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
  • illicit Unlawful.
  • lawless Prohibited by law; unlawful, illegal.
  • unlawful (law) Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)

clandestinely — full definition

  1. adv In a secret or covert manner.
  2. adv In an illicit way, i.e. not permitted by the law or regulations.

criminal — full definition

  1. adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
  2. noun A person who has committed a crime.
  3. adj Shockingly wrong or wasteful (used loosely, not in a legal sense).

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