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Meaning
Adj
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In People:
Contrary to or
forbidden
by law, especially
criminal
law.
●
Breaching certain
enacted
statutes
of
positive law
; not
lawful
, not
legal
(cf.
immoral
, unethical)
●
Forbidden by
established
rules.
●
In Philately:
Totally
fictitious
, and often
issued
on behalf of
a
non-existent
territory
or country.
🤬
Being or doing something illegally.
🤬
In American English:
Being an
illegal immigrant
;
residing
in a country
illegal
ly.
Noun
●
An
illegal
act
or technique.
●
Contraband,
esp
.
illegal
substances
such as drugs.
🤬
An
illegal
immigrant.
●
In Espionage & People:
A
spy
working
abroad
illegally
and
undercover
, without
visible
ties
to his or her country’s authorities.
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Rhymes
Eagle
Legal
Beagle
Illegal
Inveigle
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