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

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

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. Mat Ali:

   Right now there are legal taxis and illegal taxis, we are not allergic to competition with Uber and Grab ... but we just want them to meet the government's requirements.

2. Haim Saban:

   Nothing that I stated was different from what I have been saying for many years, there is a high level of crime occurring in this country due to unchecked illegal immigration.

3. David Bowers:

   We have politicians talking about internment camps, but when we talk about comprehensive immigration reform, we have people running for office based on the fact they want to put illegal or undocumented folks into camps.

4. Antony Blinken:

   We face a challenge that in many ways is unique with tremendous pressure from illegal migratory flows coming in different ways, different parts of the hemisphere, we have to have a stronger regional approach to this challenge.

5. Tina Redshaw:

   Disappointed that lion confiscated from city centre residence is being returned, undermining( Cambodia's) legislation preventing ownership/trade in endangered wildlife, harming global efforts to tackle Illegal Wildlife Trade, to say nothing of stress suffering of inappropriate captivity.