illegal

[US]/ɪˈliːɡl/
[UK]/ɪˈliːɡl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. against the law; against the rules

n. illegal immigrant; spy

Phrases & Collocations

illegal activity

illegal drugs

illegal immigrant

illegal parking

illegal downloading

illegal activities

illegal income

illegal immigration

illegal act

illegal operation

illegal profit

Example Sentences

unsusceptible to illegal entry.

It is illegal to steal things.

grew fat on illegal profits.

an illegal pass in football.

seize a cache of illegal drugs.

Euthanasia is illegal in most countries.

there is some confusion between ‘unlawful’ and ‘illegal’.

an inefficient campaign against illegal drugs.

Carjacking a police car is illegal!

It is professional suicide to involve oneself in illegal practices.

Abortion is illegal in many countries.

This firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds.

It was an illegal act and will lead to your arrest.

It is illegal to park your car here.

a blitz on illegal parking

the clandestine funding of an illegal group

Real-world Examples

Straight into North Korea's illegal nuclear program.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

For decades, authorities labeled them illegal immigrants and denied them citizenship.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

Spain's Supreme Court had called the vote illegal.

Source: CNN Selected November 2017 Collection

He believes that abortion should be illegal.

Source: Listen to a little bit of fresh news every day.

A top official of the European Union called the Russian actions illegal.

Source: VOA Special March 2014 Collection

Myorkas credited criminal punishments for illegal migrants for the decrease in illegal entry.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

" No! " shrieked Hermione. " Professor Umbridge—it's illegal."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

By 1938 child labor was for the most part illegal in the United States.

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

This expression means you want to reveal or expose something unpleasant or possibly even illegal.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Donald Trump has called those races also illegal and invalid and that's worried some Republicans.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation January 2021

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