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. Vadym Denysenko:

    For that reason, we have been forced to appeal to you, citizens of Russia, so that you can find those who were killed on our territory — and killed because he illegally crossed our border based on an illegal and despicable order by your president.

  2. Lars Dalseide:

    National Rifle Association continues to support the prosecution of dangerous people who knowingly attempt to illegally purchase a firearm.

  3. Katie Waldman:

    While we do not have official numbers to report at this time, current trends indicate enforcement efforts against single adults entering illegally have been hugely successful, however, the removal of actual family units, or those posing as family units, has been made virtually impossible by congressional inaction -- which will most likely result in record numbers of families arriving illegally in the United States this year.

  4. Bob Goodlatte:

    I think that the message should go to people in Central America and elsewhere in the world that there are better ways to apply for asylum in the United States than to come across the border illegally.

  5. Penny Okamoto:

    Do they mean to tell me the sheriff won’t prosecute the person who provided a murderer, illegally, with a gun?

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