illegally
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illegally — adverb contrary to law, criminally, feloniously, illegitimately, illicitly, impermissibly, improperly, in violation of law, tortiously, unlawfully, without legal authority, without legal sanction, wrongfully associated concepts: acting illegally … Law dictionary
Illegally — Il*le gal*ly, adv. In a illegal manner; unlawfully. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
illegally — (adv.) 1620s, from ILLEGAL (Cf. illegal) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
illegally — illegal il‧le‧gal [ɪˈliːgl] adjective 1. LAW not allowed by the law: illegal it is illegal to do something • It s illegal to copy copyrighted movie cassettes. • Despite knowing about the illegal activity, the executives failed to tell the… … Financial and business terms
illegally — adv. Illegally is used with these adjectives: ↑occupied Illegally is used with these verbs: ↑act, ↑annex, ↑copy, ↑detain, ↑distribute, ↑dump, ↑enter, ↑execute, ↑export, ↑impo … Collocations dictionary
illegally — See illegal. ♦ To bring in illegally, ho opae malū, komohewa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
illegally — /ɪ li:gəli/ adverb against the law ● He was accused of illegally importing arms into the country … Dictionary of banking and finance
illegally — illegal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ contrary to or forbidden by law. DERIVATIVES illegality noun illegally adverb. USAGE Both illegal and unlawful can mean ‘contrary to or forbidden by law’, but unlawful has a broader meaning ‘not permitted by rules’: thus… … English terms dictionary
illegally — adverb in an illegal manner they dumped the waste illegally • Syn: ↑illicitly, ↑lawlessly • Ant: ↑lawfully (for: ↑lawlessly) • Derived from … Useful english dictionary
illegally obtained evidence — n. Evidence acquired by violating a person’s constitutional protection against illegal searches and seizures; evidence obtained without a warrant or probable cause. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.… … Law dictionary
