Synonyms for illegal
ɪˈli gəlil·le·gal

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1. illegaladjective

   Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

   Synonyms:
   felonious, criminal, unlawful, illicit

   Antonyms:
   legal, lawful

2. illegaladjective

   Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.

   Synonyms:
   bogus

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1. illegal

   Every criminal act is illegal or unlawful, but illegal or unlawful acts may not be criminal. Offenses against public law are criminal; offenses against private rights are merely illegal or unlawful. As a general rule, all acts punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, are criminal in view of the law. It is illegal for a man to trespass on another's land, but it is not criminal; the trespasser is liable to a civil suit for damages, but not to indictment, fine, or imprisonment. A felonious act is a criminal act of an aggravated kind, which is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary or by death. A flagitious crime is one that brings public odium. Vicious refers to the indulgence of evil appetites, habits, or passions; vicious acts are not necessarily criminal, or even illegal; we speak of a vicious horse. That which is iniquitous, i. e., contrary to equity, may sometimes be done under the forms of law. Ingratitude is sinful, hypocrisy is wicked, but neither is punishable by human law; hence, neither is criminal or illegal. Compare SIN.

   Synonyms:
   abominable, criminal, culpable, felonious, flagitious, guilty, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unlawful, vicious, vile, wicked, wrong

   Antonyms:
   innocent, just, lawful, legal, meritorious, moral, right, virtuous

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1. illegaladjective

   prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

   "an illegal chess move"

   Antonyms:
   juristic, legitimate, court-ordered, ratified, judicial, lawful, sub judice, legal, jural, licit, statutory, sanctioned

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1. illegaladjective

   Synonyms:
   unlawful, illicit, unlicensed

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1. illegaladjective

   Synonyms:
   illicit, unlawful, contraband, unlicensed, illegitimate

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1. List of paraphrases for "illegal":

   illicit, unlawful, clandestine, illegitimate, illegally, irregular, wrongful, unlawfully, unauthorised, surreptitious, illegals, underground, brass, unlicensed, unauthorized, undeclared, back-street, iilegal, slush

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1. List of known nicknames for "Illegal":

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1. Joseph Musa:

   We are completely and totally overwhelmed by the influx of illegal activity that has been going on in the park.

2. Mahmoud Al-Habbash:

   The Arab nation has to attack any illegal side in the Arab region with an iron hand, it has to start from Palestine.

3. Kampala Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire:

   The military is not allowing people to go in. They are just reading whatever results that they want. This election was just rigged in such a blatant way, it is a sign of intimidation of the regime, but also they are very scared of the people. They lost this election in a very bad way. Bobi Wine is such a uniting factor, so they fear that the people might rise up, so that is why they are keeping him under a kind of house arrest. Bobi Wine is illegal and unconstitutional.

4. Frank Agostino:

   By making Allen Weisselberg a beneficiary and a dispenser of the illegal loot they put Allen Weisselberg in as a co-conspirator. If they have Allen Weisselberg doing it by Allen Weisselberg, Allen Weisselberg's not as good as a witness if they're all serving the master.

5. Wang Yi:

   As neighbors China and Nepal have common security needs ... we need to work together to crack down on illegal border crossings and transnational crimes.