Definition of illegal

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Illegal (a.) 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..

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Proceeding :: Proceeding (n.) The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction; progress or movement from one thing to another; a measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a violent proceeding..
Illegalities :: Illegalities (pl. ) of Illegalit.
Benevolence :: Benevolence (n.) A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity..
Barratry :: Barratry (n.) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo..
License :: License (n.) Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act; especially, a formal permission from the proper authorities to perform certain acts or to carry on a certain business, which without such permission would be illegal; a grant of permission; as, a license to preach, to practice medicine, to sell gunpowder or intoxicating liquors..
Appeal :: Appeal (v. t.) To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court..
Usurious :: Usurious (a.) Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest for the use of money; as, a usurious person..
Contraband :: Contraband (n.) Illegal or prohibited traffic.
Execute :: Execute (v. t.) Too put to death illegally; to kill.
Illegalness :: Illegalness (n.) Illegality, unlawfulness..
Leave :: Leave (n.) Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is removed; permission; allowance; license.
Contrabandist :: Contrabandist (n.) One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.
Wrongous :: Wrongous (a.) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment..
Enfect :: Enfect (a.) Contaminated with illegality.
Infect :: Infect (v. t.) To contaminate with illegality or to expose to penalty.
Illegally :: Illegally (adv.) In a illegal manner; unlawfully.
Unwarrantable :: Unwarrantable (a.) Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper.
Illegalizing :: Illegalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Illegaliz.
Lawless :: Lawless (a.) Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim..
Illegalize :: Illegalize (v. t.) To make or declare illegal or unlawful.
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