How to pronounce “illegal”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
• Forbidden by established rules.
• (philately, of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
• (of a person, sometimes offensive) Being or doing something illegally.
• (chiefly US, sometimes offensive) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
• [Noun]
• (obsolete) An illegal act or technique.
• (colloquial, in the plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
• (colloquial, offensive) An illegal immigrant.
• (espionage) A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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