Illegal

See also illégal, and il·legal

English

Etymology

From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭ.lēʹgl

  Rhymes: -iːɡəl

Adjective

Illegal (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Illegal

Comparative {{{1}}}

Superlative {{{2}}}

1. (law) Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
2. Not permitted by rules

   Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.

3. Template:Philately Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
4. (of an immigrant) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

Synonyms

• (forbidden by law): criminal, felonious, illicit, unlawful
• (totally fictitious): bogus

Antonyms

• (forbidden by law): lawful, legal

Derived terms

• illegal alien
• illegal immigrant

Translations

Contrary to or forbidden by law

Catalan: il·legal ca(ca) Czech: ilegální cs(cs) Dutch: strafbaar nl(nl) German: illegal de(de) Greek: παράνομος el(el) (paránomos), έκνομος el(el) (éknomos), άνομος el(el) (ánomos) Kurdish: neqanûnî ku(ku), qedexe ku(ku), memnûh ku(ku), yasax ku(ku), qaçax ku(ku), derqanûn ku(ku)

Macedonian: незаконски mk(mk) (nezákonski) m., незаконит mk(mk) (nezákonit) m., противзаконски mk(mk) (protivzákonski) m., нелегален mk(mk) (nelégalen) m., илегален mk(mk) (ílegalen) m. Romanian: ilegal ro(ro) Russian: незаконный ru(ru) (n'ezakónnyj), нелегальный ru(ru) (n'el'egál'nyj) Spanish: ilegal es(es) Turkish: yasa dışı tr(tr)

Not permitted by rules

Catalan: il·legal ca(ca) Greek: παράνομος el(el) (paránomos), απαγορευμένος el(el) (apagorevménos) Kurdish: qedexe ku(ku), memnûh ku(ku) Macedonian: недозволен mk(mk) (nedózvolen) m., неправилен mk(mk) (neprávilen) m.

Mandarin: 非法 cmn(cmn) Romanian: ilegal ro(ro) Russian: неправильный ru(ru) (n'eprávil'nyj), неверный ru(ru) (n'ev'érnyj)

Noun

Singular Illegal

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Illegal ({{{1}}})

1. (colloquial) An illegal immigrant.

Translations

An illegal immigrant

Greek: λαθρομετανάστης el(el) (lathrometanástis) m. Russian: нелегал ru(ru) (n'el'egál) m.

Swahili: haramu sw(sw)

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German

Adjective

Template:De-adj

1. illegal

Synonyms

• strafbar, ungesetzlich

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