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Definition illegal

Etymology

Borrowed from French illégal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin legalis. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

Adjective

illegal (comparative more illegal, superlative most illegal)

1. Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
2. Forbidden by established rules.
3. (philately, of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
4. (of a person, sometimes offensive) Being or doing something illegally.
5. (chiefly US, sometimes offensive) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

Noun

illegal (plural illegals)

1. (obsolete) An illegal act or technique.
2. (colloquial, plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
3. (colloquial, offensive) An illegal immigrant.
4. (espionage) A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

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