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illegal
adjective
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How to pronounce illegal:

Definition of illegal:

illegal (adjective):
against the law
not sanctioned by official rules (as of a game)
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.
not according to or authorized by law unlawful, illicit

Synonyms for illegal:

actionable
against the law
amerciable
banned
black
black-market
bootleg
contraband
criminal
dirty
embezzled
extrajudicial
extralegal
felonious
forbidden
ill-gotten
illegitimate
illicit
immoral
ineligible
irregular
lawless
legality
misappropriated
misbranded
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Antonyms for illegal:

above board
above-board
aboveboard
acceptable
accepted
admissible
allowable
allowed
approved
authentic
authorised
authorized
blessed
bona fide
by the book
chaste
commendable
constitutional
correct
de jure
decreed
encouraged
ethical
fair
forthright
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