ilegal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- illegal adjective Against the law; not authorised or permitted by legislation.
- illegitimate adjective Not legally or officially sanctioned; not proper or authorised.
Senses
ilegal is used for these senses in English:
- illegal Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
- illegal Forbidden by established rules.
- illegal immigrant (sometimes, offensive) Someone who has immigrated into a country by bypassing customs and immigration controls.
- illegitimate Not in accordance with the law.
illegitimate — full definition
- adjective Not legally or officially sanctioned; not proper or authorised.
- adjective Dated: born to parents who were not married to each other.