- illegal
- Under the age of 18.
The Olsen twins are illegal.
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Illegal — Single por Shakira con Carlos Santana del álbum Oral Fixation Vol. 2 Lado B Obtener un sí Lanzado … Wikipedia Español
illegal — il·le·gal /il lē gəl/ adj: contrary to or in violation of a law: illicit unlawful an illegal contract il·le·gal·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
illégal — illégal, ale, aux [ i(l)legal, o ] adj. • 1361; lat. médiév. illegalis, cf. 1. in et légal ♦ Qui n est pas légal; qui est contraire à la loi. ⇒ illicite , irrégulier. Exercice illégal de la médecine. Procédés illégaux. Détention illégale. ⊗ CONTR … Encyclopédie Universelle
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 government for … Financial and business terms
Illegal — Illegal, or unlawful, is used to describe something that is prohibited or not authorized by law or, more generally, by rules specific to a particular situation (such as a game).Illegal may also refer to:*Illegal (1932 film) *Illegal (1955 film)… … Wikipedia
Illegal — Il*le gal, a. [Pref. il not + legal: cf. F. ill[ e]gal.] Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love. Bp. Burnet … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
illegal — (adj.) 1620s, from Fr. illégal or directly from M.L. illegalis, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + L. legalis (see LEGAL (Cf. legal)). Term illegal immigrant first recorded 1892 in American English (illegal… … Etymology dictionary
illégal — illégal, ale (il lé gal, ga l ) adj. Qui est contre la loi. Des actes illégaux. • Les liaisons entre les deux sexes étaient illégales ; on les souffrait, on les encourageait même, mais elles n étaient pas honorées de la bénédiction nuptiale,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
illegal — illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful The different meanings of these words correspond to the meanings of legal, legitimate, licit (now rarely used), and lawful. Something is illegal when it is in all circumstances against the law, illicit… … Modern English usage
illegal — Adj. (Mittelstufe) gegen das Gesetz verstoßend, widerrechtlich Synonyme: gesetzwidrig, rechtswidrig, unrechtmäßig, schwarz (ugs.) Beispiele: Er wurde des illegalen Waffenhandels angeklagt. Sie wohnt illegal in einem Studentenwohnheim. Kollokation … Extremes Deutsch
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 handball in … English terms dictionary
