illegal

CEFRA2

/ɪˈliːɡəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not allowed by law.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Forbidden by established rules.

Examples

  • Everybody took a hostile attitude toward illegal aliens.

  • I was fined 20 dollars for illegal parking.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ɪɫˈli.ɡəɫ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

  2. Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.

  3. Being or doing something illegally.

More examples

In context

  • It is illegal to reproduce these worksheets without permission from the publisher.

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

  • This is illegal, you know!

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from French illégal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin legalis, by surface analysis, il- + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping of illegal alien or illegal immigrant.