illegally

[US]/ɪˈli: gəlɪ/
[UK]/ɪ'ligəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a manner that is not authorized by law; in a way that is against the law

Example Sentences

hunters illegally jacking deer.

park illegally and you are likely to be ticketed.

The landlady found they had been illegally subletting the flat.

it came out that the accused had illegally registered to vote.

countries trading illegally in rhinoceros horn

the courts can refuse to admit police evidence which has been illegally obtained.

Documents leaked to this newspaper purport to reveal that radioactive waste is being illegally dumped on the site.

Article 9 No entity or individual may destroy, damage or illegally impropriate any railway transport facility or equipment, railway signal and railway use land.

A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analytical method for three anorectics drugs, fenfluramine, diethylpropion and mazindol, illegally adulterated in slimming foods has been developed.

Real-world Examples

By obtaining it illegally. - I did nothing illegal.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

So you brought it across state lines illegally?

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

Yes, I was getting them illegally. So what?

Source: Go blank axis version

He cut trees down illegally to sell as timber.

Source: VOA Special May 2022 Collection

But opponents argued against giving amnesty to those here illegally.

Source: VOA Standard October 2013 Collection

People just come in over illegally.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

It also means to take or use something illegally or unfairly.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: 30-Day Check-in with 105 Words (Including Translations)

They say he was a Tunisian who was living in Belgium illegally.

Source: BBC Listening of the Month

He never knew I had led three fellow students into becoming Animagi illegally.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Republicans say last year more people entered the U.S. illegally than ever before.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation April 2022

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