Definitions for illegal
ɪˈli gəlil·le·gal

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. illegal(adj)

   prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

   "an illegal chess move"

Wiktionary(2.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. illegal(Noun)

   An illegal immigrant.

   Etymology: From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

2. illegal(Noun)

   An illegal resident spy.

   Etymology: From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

3. illegal(Adjective)

   Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

   Etymology: From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

4. illegal(Adjective)

   Not permitted by rules

   Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.

   Etymology: From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

5. illegal(Adjective)

   Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.

   Etymology: From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

6. illegal(Adjective)

   Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

   Etymology: From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Illegal(adj)

   not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love

   Etymology: [Pref. il- not + legal: cf. F. illgal.]

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1. Illegal

   "Illegal" is the third and final single released from Shakira's second English language studio album, Oral Fixation Vol. 2. It features celebrated Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana. The song was released right after the massive worldwide success of "Hips Don't Lie". The radio release for "Illegal" in the United States and Canada was on November 14, 2006. The music video for the song premiered on November 16, 2006 on MTV's Total Request Live and debuted the next day at #9. It became a hit in countries like Latvia, and Ukraine.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Illegal

   il-lē′gal, adj. contrary to law.—v.t. Illē′galīse, to render unlawful.—n. Illegal′ity, the quality or condition of being illegal.—adv. Illē′gally.

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1. illegal

   Song lyrics by illegal -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by illegal on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'illegal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3866

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'illegal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4792

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'illegal' in Adjectives Frequency: #515

How to pronounce illegal?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of illegal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of illegal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of illegal in a Sentence

1. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:

   We will remain vigilant to respond to any changes in these trends, as numbers of illegal crossings typically increase between March and May, however, the early results show that enforcement matters, deterrence matters, and that comprehensive immigration enforcement can make an impact.

2. Accessible Medicines:

   We take all instances of illegal behavior seriously. Anyone convicted of violating these laws should be punished appropriately, vigorous, ethical competition is the foundation of the generic drug and biosimilar industry. Competition allows our companies to drive enormous savings and pass them on to patients, taxpayers and health care payors.

3. Rudolph Giuliani:

   There is nothing illegal about that. Even if it comes from a Russian or a German or American, it doesn't matter.

4. Vice President Biden:

   We've got to get tougher with employers. In fact the person we should send to jail is not the illegals, we send to jail the employers, if you knowingly hire an illegal alien, then you should be held accountable. Because let me tell you, the next person I hear tell me that my labor guys aren't willing to work hard, that's why you have illegals putting up sheetrock, then I want to tell you, you don't know my guys.

5. Guy Philippe:

   I will come to Port-au-Prince and I will come in good shape. I will retaliate if necessary. If they try to arrest me I will retaliate, because it is illegal.

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