Definitions for illegal
ɪˈli gəlil·le·gal

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

1. illegaladjective

   prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

   "an illegal chess move"

Wiktionary(2.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. illegalnoun

   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. illegalnoun

   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. illegaladjective

   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. illegaladjective

   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. illegaladjective

   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. illegaladjective

   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. Illegaladjective

   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?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   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. Alex Arfaei:

   Valeant's structure may not be illegal, but we find it aggressive and questionable.

2. Marisa Lankester:

   I never understood why it was illegal in the first place, it kind of ticks me off. Twenty-four hours ago, sports betting was illegal, now it’s like whatever.

3. Donald Trump:

   Four people in Nevada viciously robbed and killed by an illegal immigrant who should not have been in our Country, we need a powerful Wall!

4. Mark Warner:

   I believe she is someone who can and will stand up to the president, who will speak truth to power if this president orders her to do something illegal or immoral, like a return to torture.

5. William Johnson:

   Some bullets… such as ones coated with Teflon, really are specifically designed to defeat bullet proof vests, and we think they should remain illegal.

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