What does illegally mean?

Definitions for illegally
il·le·gal·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word illegally.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. illegally, illicitly, lawlesslyadverb

    in an illegal manner

    "they dumped the waste illegally"

Wiktionary

  1. illegallyadverb

    In a manner contrary to law.

    He received a ticket for illegally parking next to a fire hydrant.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Illegallyadverb

    In a manner contrary to law.

    Etymology: from illegal.

ChatGPT

  1. illegally

    Illegally refers to actions or behavior that is in violation of the law, rules or regulations established by the governmental authority. It is synonymous with unlawfully, illicitly or in a prohibited manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Illegallyadverb

    in a illegal manner; unlawfully

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of illegally in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of illegally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of illegally in a Sentence

  1. Vern Buchanan:

    Taxpayers should not be supporting cities that ignore federal law, while we are a nation of immigrants, we are also a nation of laws. Our No. 1 priority should be targeting criminals that are here illegally.

  2. Marcela Tapia:

    What has changed here more recently is the impact of the pandemic and the border closures to stop Covid-19, those who have been coming in the past few months are entering illegally and we estimate that only one-third of them traveled directly from Venezuela. The rest came from Colombia, Ecuador, or Peru because they lost their jobs there.

  3. Donald Trump:

    Mueller terminated them illegally. He terminated all of the emails. ... Robert Mueller terminated their text messages together. He terminated them. They're gone. And that's illegal. That's a crime.

  4. Li Hui:

    Prices to dispose of waste are insanely high. To dispose of 1 tonne of mercury-contaminated waste, the market charges 20,000 yuan ($3,152ot ), which of course will encourage people to dump it illegally.

  5. Paul Ryan:

    Under this bill, when people are being prosecuted for illegally crossing the border, families will remain together under DHS custody throughout the length of their legal proceedings.

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