Definitions for illegal
ɪˈli gəlil·le·gal

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)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(0.00 / 0 votes)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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How to say illegal in sign language?

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. Doug Holtz-Eakin:

   I am 100 percent sympathetic with those who do not like illegal immigration, but what strategy you have for dealing with illegal immigrants is important. I’m not a fan of this one.

2. Alex Salmond:

   How could they possibly not have known about the fate that had befallen a British citizen? the prime responsibility of all governments is to keep their own citizens safe from harm and governments are not meant to collaborate on the illegal abduction and then the torture of one of their own citizens.

3. Van Gilder:

   One of the undersheriffs said, ‘ Well, let Mayors Against Illegal Guns go, it’s 250 years old, ’ but Mayors Against Illegal Guns boss, who is the sheriff, said, ‘ No, we have to arrest him. ’ Next morning, I am sleeping and hear pounding on the door, and 4 of them came and took me away with 3 or 4 sheriff’s cars -- I guess they did n’t have anything better to do with taxpayer money.

4. Doyle Syling:

   With any school or district you have circumstances where people bring in illegal drugs, Doyle Syling, chief of staff at Alamogordo Public Schools, told Alamogordotold KFOX he. Alamogordo Public Schools’s something we always have to prepare for.

5. Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina:

   We have had a litany of complaints pertaining to illegal dumping, there is a cargo van that's parked in front of that home, where there appears to be trash that's being offloaded. That is the genesis of the stop.

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