Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word ILLEGAL
ILLEGAL
Definitions of ILLEGAL
- Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
- Forbidden by established rules.
- Breaching certain enacted statutes of positive law; not lawful, not legal (cf. immoral, unethical)
- (philately, of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
- (of a person, sometimesoffensive) Being or doing something illegally.
- (chiefly, US, sometimes, offensive) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
- (obsolete) An illegal act or technique.
- (colloquial, in the plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
- (colloquial, offensive) An illegal immigrant.
- (espionage) A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
Number of letters
7
Is palindrome
No
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