26984 words

illegal

7 definitions • 15 examples
1
not allowed by law:

Examples:

a campaign to stop the illegal sale of cigarettes to children under 16
Prostitution is illegal in some countries.
it is illegal to It is illegal to drive a car that is not registered and insured.
illegal drug Cocaine, LSD, and heroin are all illegal drugs.
illegal substance They both tested positive for illegal substances.
2
not allowed by the rules of a sport:

Examples:

There were two illegal passes in the first 13 minutes of the game, and several more followed.
The team received two warnings for illegal play.
His tackle was illegal, and his sending-off changed the course of the game.
3
an offensive word for someone who lives or works in another country when they do not have the legal right to do this:

Examples:

He said ID cards would make it easier to deport illegals.
4
against the law:

Examples:

Fireworks are illegal in many places.
5
An illegal immigrant/alien is a person who has entered a country without government permission.
6
not allowed by law:

Examples:

According to state law, smoking is illegal in all public buildings.
illegal (for sb) to do sth It is illegal for a company to force an employee into early retirement.
make sth illegal The new law will make it illegal to record phone conversations without consent.
illegal sales/profits/trades
7
used to describe a character (= letter, number, or symbol) that you cannot use in a particular place on a computer, because it may create problems:

Examples:

The colon is the only illegal character for file and folder names.

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