Definitions for illegally
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
il•le•gal*ɪˈli gəl(adj.)
forbidden by law or statute.
Category: Law
contrary to or forbidden by official rules or regulations.
Category: Sport
(n.)an illegal immigrant.
Category: Common Vocabulary
* Syn: illegal , unlawful , illicit , criminal describe actions not in accord with law. illegal refers to violation of statutes or, in games, codified rules: an illegal seizure of property; an illegal block in football. unlawful is a broader term that may refer to lack of conformity with any set of laws or precepts, whether natural, moral, or traditional: an unlawful transaction. illicit most often applies to matters regulated by law, with emphasis on the way things are carried out: the illicit sale of narcotics. criminal refers to violation of a public law that is punishable by a fine or imprisonment: Robbery is a criminal act.
Origin of illegal:
1620–30; < ML
il•le′gal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
illegally, illicitly, lawlessly(adverb)
in an illegal manner
"they dumped the waste illegally"
Wiktionary
illegally(Adverb)
In a manner contrary to law.
He received a ticket for illegally parking next to a fire hydrant.
Webster Dictionary
Illegally(adverb)
in a illegal manner; unlawfully
Translations for illegally
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onwettiglikAfrikaans
- بِصورةٍ غَيْر قانونيَّه أو غَيْر شَرعِيَّهArabic
- нелегалноBulgarian
- ilegalmentePortuguese (BR)
- protiprávněCzech
- ungesetzlichGerman
- ulovligt; illegaltDanish
- παράνομαGreek
- ilegalmenteSpanish
- seadusevastaseltEstonian
- بطور غیر قانونیFarsi
- laittomastiFinnish
- illégalementFrench
- בְּאוֹפֶן לא חוּקִיHebrew
- अवैधताHindi
- ilegalnoCroatian
- törvénytelenülHungarian
- secara ilegalIndonesian
- ólöglegaIcelandic
- illegalmenteItalian
- 不法にJapanese
- 불법적으로Korean
- neteisėtai, nelegaliaiLithuanian
- nelikumīgi; nelegāliLatvian
- dengan tidak sahMalay
- onwettigDutch
- ulovlig, illegaltNorwegian
- bezprawniePolish
- بطور غیر قانونیPersian
- په غیر قانونی دولهPashto
- ilegalmentePortuguese
- (în mod) ilegalRomanian
- противозаконноRussian
- protiprávneSlovak
- nezakonitoSlovenian
- nezakonitoSerbian
- illegaltSwedish
- อย่างผิดกฎหมายThai
- kanuna aykırı şekildeTurkish
- 非法地Chinese (Trad.)
- незаконно; нелегальноUkrainian
- غیر قانونی طریقے سےUrdu
- một cách bất hợp phápVietnamese
- 非法地Chinese (Simp.)
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