Word Finder - illegal

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An illegal act or technique.

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(plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.

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An illegal immigrant.

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A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

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Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

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Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution

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Forbidden by established rules.

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Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.

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(of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.

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(of a person, sometimes offensive) Being or doing something illegally.

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illegal immigrant;  illegal logger;  illegal pilot

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(sometimes offensive) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

There was nothing illegal going on, simply mysterious.

It was hard to picture him involved with anything illegal... but why?

Does illegal immigration take jobs from citizens?

I have never done anything illegal.

In his written defence he now pleaded the king's pardon, but on the 5th of May 1679 it was pronounced illegal by the Commons.

And yet, if he was involved in something illegal, they could have nothing together.

He wasn't involved in anything illegal and you have no reason to be concerned about spending any of the money he acquired.

Shipton may be sleaze of the year, but until he does something illegal, there isn't anything the law can do.

Now you'll tell me it's illegal for her to breathe the air down there.

Under Hollywood's production code at the time, movies could not include nudity, criminal activity, or offensive language, or depict illegal drug use, venereal disease, or childbirth.

It would seem that, in the intervals of persecution, some rights of property were recognized in the Christian Church and its officers; although the Church was an illegal society.

He was seriously alarmed by the king's attacks on the English Church, and refused on two occasions to license the illegal sale of Roman Catholic literature.

I haven't done anything illegal and it's his opinion I have no legal responsibility to tell them anything I know about you people.

But I didn't do anything illegal.

Going onto land without permission to kill hares with dogs is poaching which has always been illegal.

I don't know what he's doing, but I think it's something illegal.

In 1880 the Government of India took preliminary steps in the matter within its own borders; in 1881 the importation of arms and ammunition into Persia was made illegal, but with little effect.

As the erection of wooden buildings was illegal long after 1772, it is only in the suburban districts that they are to be seen.

Bingham Town Center The Market Place area is severely congested due to lack of enforcement of illegal parking.

He drew up the bill for making parliaments indissoluble except by their own consent, and supported the Grand Remonstrance and the action taken in the Commons against the illegal canons; on the militia question, however, he advocated a joint control by king and parliament.

The treaty, known in history as Jay's Treaty, provided that the north-western posts should be evacuated by the 1st of June 1796, that commissioners should be appointed to settle the north-east and the north-west boundaries, and that the British claims for British debts as well as the American claims for compensation for illegal seizures should be referred to commissioners.

Gaol deliveries were of rare occurrence, even when tardy trial ended in acquittal release was delayed until illegal charges in the way of fees had been satisfied.

In 1762 the Society was suppressed in France; in 1767 it was also declared illegal by Spain, Naples and other Italian powers.

In this there was nothing unusual or illegal, and no objection would at that time have been made to it, but James introduced a certain innovation; he proposed that the opinions of the four judges should be given separately and in private.

I thought India was going to be an illegal alien.

Contrary, alas, to popular belief, the looting of personal property is illegal under the Hague Rules of Land Warfare.

Bush then bragged about the illegal spying on network prime time television.

Our campaigns focus on endangered species, illegal logging, and ozone-depleting chemicals.

This authority is in place to prevent coercion, pressure or payment for organs, which is illegal in the UK.

President Bush Let me just say that these were illegal combatants.

In 2001, a leading conservationist was jailed but the illegal fishermen he was restraining were released from custody.

Their efforts would often be thwarted by the army of Excise men who continually hunted for the illegal contraband.

In addition, even in areas where numbers were known to be low - hares were being shot to deter illegal hare coursers.

Whenever you suspect that illegal coursing is taking place on your land contact the Police.

The only ban that might be enforceable would be the making of organized competitive coursing illegal.

Some English teachers working legally have, however, welcomed the crackdown, saying illegal workers are harming the profession.

Both were petty crooks at the illegal end of the jewelry trade at the time of their arrests.

The law therefore sets out in what circumstances it is illegal to make and sell or otherwise deal in unauthorized decoders.

The archeological community is increasingly alarmed as the illegal excavation of antiquities to feed these trade has led to widespread destruction.

Clearly identifiable amnesty bins will be available for the safe disposal of illegal drugs.

In cases of illegal distraint, the owner of the goods and the distrainor will be liable for wrongful interference with the goods.

No backstage member is to use illegal drugs during an event, either during rigging, during the performance or during the get out.

As a result various quantities of illegal drugs including ecstasy, amphetamine and cannabis were recovered.

Last year there were almost 2,000 illegal encampments on land privately owned by Gypsies - up 40% on the previous year.

People in this category will usually be illegal entrants or overstayers.

Some are illegal but do not fall under the heading of syntax errors.

Thus abortion, the " morning after " pill and embryo experimentation remain illegal, but the " x " case exception still stands.

With this in mind, the enclosed form is available for use by anyone who wishes to report illegal farriery to us.

Congressional investigations in the 1970s disclosed widespread NSA abuses, including the illegal interception of millions of cables sent by American citizens.

The Assembly went on to declare that it placed the debts of the crown under the safeguard of the national honour and that all existing taxes, although illegal as having been imposed without the consent of the people, should continue to be paid until the day of dissolution.