illegal

adjectives

prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

"an illegal chess move"

illegal

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illegality

antonym

legal

is similar to

of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge

amerciable

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forbidden by law

banned, prohibited

is similar to

distributed or sold illicitly

"the black economy pays no taxes"

black, black-market, bootleg, contraband, smuggled

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involving or being or having the nature of a crime

"a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

criminal, felonious

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obtained illegally or by improper means

"dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"

dirty, ill-gotten

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taken for your own use in violation of a trust

"the banker absconded with embezzled funds"

embezzled, misappropriated

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beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted

"an extrajudicial penalty"

extrajudicial

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not regulated or sanctioned by law

"there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances"

extralegal, nonlegal

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recently stolen or smuggled

"hot merchandise"; "a hot car"

hot

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contrary to or forbidden by law

"an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"

illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful

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prohibited by official rules

"an ineligible pass receiver"

ineligible

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branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements

"confiscated the misbranded drugs"

misbranded, mislabeled

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subject to punishment by law

"a penal offense"

penal, punishable

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done or sold illicitly and secretly;

under-the-counter

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lacking legal authority

"the unratified Equal Right Amendment"

unratified