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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
illegal
I.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a criminal/illegal/unlawful act
▪ Starting the fire was a highly irresponsible criminal act.
an illegal immigrant
▪ Large numbers of illegal immigrants have found their way into the country.
an illegal migrant
▪ Thousands of illegal migrants were caught trying to cross the sea to England.
an illegal/banned/prohibited substance (=used mainly to refer to illegal drugs)
▪ Any player found guilty of using banned substances faces the prospect of a lengthy suspension.
be ruled illegal/unlawful etc
▪ This part of the bill was ruled unconstitutional.
criminal/illegal activity
▪ The bar was being used for illegal activities.
declare sth illegal/invalid etc
▪ The war was declared illegal by the International Court of Justice.
illegal aliens
▪ illegal aliens entering the country.
illegal disposal
▪ People were put at risk by the illegal disposal of clinical waste.
illegal drugs
▪ A lot of crime is connected to illegal drugs.
illegal entry (=when someone gets into a building illegally)
▪ The two men were later arrested and charged with illegal entry.
illegal immigrant
unlawful/illegal means
▪ He was accused of attempting to overthrow the government using unlawful means.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
abortion
▪ Thousands turn to illegal abortion services, thousands more give birth to children they neither wanted nor can afford.
▪ For $ 100, Hicks performed illegal abortions.
▪ None of the women who were subsequently interviewed mentioned illegal abortion and the final report ignores the topic.
▪ I, too, had had an illegal abortion.
▪ The other said that Courtney carried out an illegal abortion at her home.
▪ Furthermore, there were many illegal abortions before the Act.
▪ Another alleged he carried out an illegal abortion at her home.
▪ It is an important protection against behaving in unprofessional ways like procuring an illegal abortion or killing a handicapped baby.
activity
▪ This is important as video evidence of illegal activities etc., can later be used in court to substantiate the groups claims.
▪ Were the people you called engaged in illegal activities?
▪ Self-report studies usually involve asking people to give information about their past illegal activities, in response to a questionnaire or interview.
▪ No one ever expected me to know anything about their alleged illegal activities.
▪ Some crimes were acts of protest, but within the overall context of illegal activity they were marginal.
▪ Inpart this diversity is the result of wide variations among legal systems, popular definitions of crime and patterns of illegal activity.
▪ But all the jollity doesn't totally obscure his illegal activities.
alien
▪ Demonstrations throughout the city have focused on immigration and an calling for an amnesty for illegal aliens.
▪ He claimed there was widespread voting by noncitizens and illegal aliens.
▪ It is the United States that has suffered from millions of impoverished, illegal aliens coming across the lengthy border.
▪ Then agents have a hard time distinguishing illegal aliens from others, he said.
▪ In 1994, voters there approved Proposition 187, which restricts education, health and other state services to illegal aliens.
▪ John Fife, were found guilty in federal court of transporting illegal aliens, conspiracy and other charges.
▪ The illegal aliens are entitled to this.
▪ At issue is a provision in the 1986 immigration bill barring the hiring of illegal aliens.
drug
▪ Let's reduce the crime done in the name of illegal drugs...
▪ The depositions touch on rumors of illegal drug use, extramarital affairs and petty squabbling.
▪ Rocastle has been doing illegal drugs 2.
▪ Cannabis, the most widely used illegal drug in Britain, is not physically addictive either.
▪ Dealing: The report urges much tougher sanctions on the suppliers of all illegal drugs.
entry
▪ Brussels' strategy is to seek alternatives to policies that compel people to risk illegal entry.
▪ The federal government has sole responsibility to enforce immigration laws, including the prevention of illegal entries into the United States.
▪ A matter of illegal entry from Sicily.
▪ But it seems to me there are a couple of alternatives to illegal entry.
immigrant
▪ After arresting the launch we took off six illegal immigrants and proceeded to Ramsgate together with Spring Flight.
▪ Homeowners have reported a spate of vandalism, break- ins, thefts, and other crimes that they attribute to illegal immigrants.
▪ Because employers do not bother, the papers can be produced cheaply, so more illegal immigrants come in.
▪ The judge also barred provisions that would have allowed state agencies to investigate and report alleged illegal immigrants.
▪ Burglaries, muggings, prostitution and murders are attributed to illegal immigrants from across the Adriatic.
▪ Q.. What happens if an illegal immigrant is caught?
▪ Now I have no wish to encourage illegal immigrants.
▪ In many cases, imprisoned illegal immigrants who complete their prison sentences are released while they await deportation proceedings.
immigration
▪ Both men are running nasty television advertisements in California against illegal immigration.
▪ But there was no equivocation on the issue of illegal immigration.
▪ Pete Wilson, the governor of California, made his name on the national stage as a foe of illegal immigration.
▪ Republicans eager to take credit for curbing illegal immigration wanted the over-all bill to proceed, without the education provision if necessary.
▪ There, illegal immigration contributes to a labour surplus that is depressing farm wages and making working conditions worse.
▪ Proposition 187 has been blocked by the courts, but opposition to illegal immigration remains strong in California.
▪ The Democratic nominee was more specific on the issue of illegal immigration.
▪ In front of the train station, however, the business is illegal immigration.
substance
▪ When I die they can perform an autopsy and they will find that I have never ever taken an illegal substance.
▪ Sure, there are people using illegal substances in the Olympics, just as there are those among the general population.
▪ Touch illegal substances, touch people.
▪ Samaranch did not elaborate, but he may have been referring to a more high-powered device to detect illegal substances.
▪ It covers the use of illegal substance, lifting the seam and scuffing the leather.
trade
▪ The attention these centres have attracted has made the illegal trade in baby orangs hard, if not impossible.
▪ Airlines reportedly are cracking down on this thriving but illegal trade.
▪ The resignations followed a series of admissions by Salomon of a string of illegal trade and rigged bids for Treasury securities.
▪ The illegal trade in drugs supports organised crime the world over.
▪ Fifteen years ago there was no organised illegal trade.
▪ The illegal trade is estimated to account for one third of the world's buoyant market for wildlife.
▪ The judge said the long sentence should serve as a warning to others tempted to join the illegal trade in exotic birds.
use
▪ In the past, there have been a number of stories about illegal use of police computer information.
▪ In other countries, however, suspicions persist that the weapons and the paramilitary training were put to illegal use.
▪ There is almost certainly widespread illegal use as well as approved uses.
▪ Burgess' illegal use of alcohol ran afoul of the code, a point the righteous Karnaugh was quite eager to make.
▪ At the other end, Jones missed a penalty awarded against Jenkins for illegal use of the boot.
▪ The Lindop report made it fairly clear that safeguards with regard to access and illegal use are needed.
▪ And were they aware of any leaks of confidentiality or illegal use of information by search firms at any time?
weapon
▪ They believe any moves to reduce the number of firearms will only create a black market in illegal weapons.
▪ Takatlyan was charged with illegal weapons possession, bribery, entering the country illegally and using false documents.
▪ Martin had an illegal weapon, and committed a shocking crime.
▪ The Guadalajara judge sentenced him to six years in jail on illegal weapons charges.
▪ They direct traffic, investigate thefts and search for illegal weapons at roadblocks.
▪ Found guilty of seditious conspiracy and possession of illegal weapons, they are serving prison terms ranging from 35 to 105 years.
▪ On searching Murray's home, they found three legally held guns as well as the illegal weapons and bomb components.
▪ His critics say he should not sit in government with a party whose military wing holds on to illegal weapons.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ illegal drugs
▪ All unions have been declared illegal by the ruling party.
▪ An increasing number of racist attacks are being carried out by the NPA and other illegal organizations.
▪ Gorbachev wanted to make all strikes illegal, but the Soviet parliament refused to accept such a ban.
▪ In those days, abortion was illegal.
▪ It's illegal to make copies of computer programs.
▪ It is illegal to sell tobacco to children under 16.
▪ Large numbers of illegal immigrants crossed the border at night.
▪ Scott was arrested for being in possession of illegal drugs.
▪ Since 1990, it has been illegal for the US to develop or possess biological weapons.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Found guilty of seditious conspiracy and possession of illegal weapons, they are serving prison terms ranging from 35 to 105 years.
▪ If the tapes were illegal or pornographic, turning down the money would have made sense.
▪ Most of what they do and others do to them is illegal, deceitful and untruthful.
▪ Selling or wearing gas masks was made illegal.
▪ These civil actions failed to stop the irrepressible hotelier from operating his illegal ferry system.
▪ They believe any moves to reduce the number of firearms will only create a black market in illegal weapons.
▪ When David Hale claims he was pressured into making illegal loans, he is branded a crook and a liar.
II.noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ The illegals hide in a backroom as pluckers and gutters.
▪ The Clinton administration has beefed up the Border Patrol, but illegals still are slipping though in unacceptable numbers.
▪ The southwestern United States and California are inundated with illegals.
▪ They are not criminals, they are illegals, and only thus by status.
▪ With these clothes who would possibly suspect us of being illegals?
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Illegal

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
illegal

1620s, from French illégal or directly from Medieval Latin illegalis, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin legalis (see legal). Term illegal immigrant first recorded 1892 in American English (illegal immigration is from 1887).

Wiktionary
illegal

a. Contrary to or forbidden by law, ''especially'' criminal law. n. 1 (context colloquial offensive English) An illegal immigrant. 2 An illegal resident spy.

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WordNet
illegal

adj. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" [ant: legal]

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Wikipedia
Illegal

Illegal, or unlawful, is something that is prohibited or not authorized by law.

Illegal may also refer to:

  • Law
    • Crime, the practice of breaking the law
    • An illegal immigrant - see illegal immigration
    • Illegal resident spy
    • Illegal drug trade
    • Illegal fishing
  • Entertainment
    • Illegal (1932 film), a British film
    • Illegal (1955 film), an American film
    • Illegal (2010 film), a 2010 Belgian film
    • Illegal (group), a 1990s rap group
    • "Illegal" (song), a track from pop singer Shakira's 2005 release, Oral Fixation Vol. 2
    • Illegal Art, a record label
Illegal (song)

"Illegal" is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her seventh studio album, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005). It was written and produced by Shakira and Lester Mendez and it features Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana. Epic Records released the song as the album's third and final single on November 6, 2006, following the release of " Hips Don't Lie". "Illegal" is a pop and country ballad with lyrics concerning mourning of a past lover complete with an understated vocal performance by Shakira and an electric guitar riff by Santana throughout. It received mixed reviews from music critics, who compared it with Alanis Morissette's material and were mixed towards Santana's contribution.

The song achieved moderate success, topping the chart in Romania and the US Dance Club Songs chart and peaking within the top ten in Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Hungary and Switzerland among other countries. The music video for the song, co-directed by Jaume de Laiguana and Shakira, had its premiere on November 16, 2006 on MTV's Total Request Live (TRL). It features the singer portraying a girlfriend of a boxer and follows a similar storyline to the song's lyrics. "Illegal" has been performed by the singer live on few occasions, such as during the MTV 5 Star event (2005) and Good Morning America (2006).

Illegal (1955 film)

Illegal is a 1955 American film noir directed by Lewis Allen. It stars Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe and Jayne Mansfield.

Illegal (2010 film)

Illegal is a 2010 Belgian drama film directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. The film received eight nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards, and won the awards for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Actress. The film is critical of practices of Belgian immigration officers.

Illegal (group)

Illegal was a short-lived hip hop duo composed of Jamal Phillips ( Philadelphia) and Malik Edwards (Holly Hill, South Carolina) that was signed to Rowdy Records. The duo was known to be affiliated with the hip-hop collective Hit Squad, made their debut with the album, The Untold Truth, released in 1993, which became a minor success, peaking at #119 on the Billboard 200 and #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Several tracks on the album, including its two singles, " Head or Gut" and " We Getz Busy," were diss songs directly aimed at rivals Kris Kross and Da Youngstas. The duo virtually disappeared from the public eye until 1995, when it teamed with Too Short on the song "Thangs Change," after which the group disbanded. Jamal Phillips would later release his debut solo album, Last Chance, No Breaks, in 1995 on Rowdy Records. Malik released one single for Rowdy Records titled "Malik Goes On," but his debut album was shelved. Malik worked with Monica on Miss Thang and later with his cousin Snoop Dogg on Doggystyle, Warren G on Regulate...G Funk Era, Take a Look Over Your Shoulder and Tha Dogg Pound on Dogg Food and finally released his debut album in 2005, The Game Needs Me.

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Usage examples of "illegal".

Salem accurate, but the information he gave allowed the Bureau agents to shut down an illegal Company operation.

Most of this illegal income came from selling promotional copies of the Concert for Bangla Desh album, taking money which would have otherwise gone to the charity if those albums had been bought through normal channels.

There was nothing threatening about her presence and nothing outright illegal about what they were doing, but Andi purposefully neglected to put in the cassette--she left the headphones on the table and flicked the switch for its built-in speaker.

William Hush and all his cousins sold apples by the ton and illegal homemade apple brandy by the barrelful.

Chapter VIII Don Jose de Antequera -- Appoints himself Governor of Asuncion -- Unsettled state of affairs in the town -- He is commanded to relinquish his illegal power -- He refuses, and resorts to arms -- After some success he is defeated and condemned to be executed -- He is shot on his way to the scaffold -- Renewed hatred against the Jesuits -- Their labours among the Indians of the Chaco From the departure of Cardenas in 1650, to about 1720, was the halcyon period of the Jesuit missions in Paraguay.

This is a reflection of the fact that the Puritans, to their great credit, strove to have bearbaiting made illegal.

What really worried the public-relations man was the Kill-theBees Act, now before Congress, which would make beekeeping illegal and the extermination of hymenoptera a national policy.

I used to nick people for pollution, breaching research guidelines, illegal biomaterials, that sort of thing.

Altering biometrics is not illegal here, and we have clinics that perform humodification at various levels from superficial surgery to gene altering.

They carried no fishing licenses, but had a boatload of illegal booty, including undersize and out-of-season lobster, 458 queen conchs and the remains of a rare loggerhead turtle.

Opinion--she knew--would say, that having wilfully chosen a position outside morality she had not half the case for brokenheartedness she would have had if Fort had been her husband: Opinion--she knew--would say she had no claim on him, and the sooner an illegal tie was broken, the better!

So it was the kid had the deal with Brujo, and that is crazy because the last thing the old man would want for his sons and daughters would be anything illegal.

We r here to protest your taking of illegal bycatch in protected waters.

Leo Nkounga was the document broker and an illegal alien in Canada from Cameroon who failed to surrender himself for deportation in 1993.

And most of the inhabitants of the Leather Lane area were involved, at least peripherally, in fencing stolen goods, a little forgery, of documents if not of money, in pickpocketing, burglary, cardsharping and a dozen other illegal pursuits.