The meaning of Illegal

adjective

Giving sufficient reason to take legal action.

Usage examples:

An actionable assertion

verb

Officially or legally prohibit (something).

Usage examples:

Parking is banned around the harbour in summer

noun

An official or legal prohibition.

Usage examples:

A proposed ban on cigarette advertising

noun

A curse.

Usage examples:

The land might be smitten by the ban which once fell upon the canaanites

adjective

Closed or secured with a long rigid piece of wood, metal, or similar material.

Usage examples:

He sits by a barred window

verb

Fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars.

Usage examples:

She bolted and barred the door

adjective

If a door is barred, a bar of wood or metal has been put across it so that it cannot be opened

Usage examples:

They arrived at the house to find the door locked and barred.

noun

A person who has committed a crime.

Usage examples:

These men are dangerous criminals

adjective

Relating to crime.

Usage examples:

They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

adjective

Involving or having the character of a crime

Usage examples:

She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…

adjective

Relating to or involved in crime.

Usage examples:

They turned their felonious talents to the smuggling trade

adjective

Relating to a felony (= a serious crime that can be punished by one or more years in prison)

Usage examples:

They try to keep offenders away from the factors that influenced their felonious behaviour in the p…

adjective

Not allowed; banned.

Usage examples:

A list of forbidden books

verb

Refuse to allow (something).

Usage examples:

I can see why phones were forbidden

adjective

Not permitted, esp. by rule or law

Usage examples:

Automobiles are forbidden on the island., he was strictly forbidden to talk with them.

adjective

Not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.

Usage examples:

Defending workers against illegitimate managerial practices

noun

A person who is illegitimate by birth.

Usage examples:

A woman responding to a survey about the experience of illegitimates in 1986 said that her mother ‘…

adjective

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

Usage examples:

Illicit drugs

Contrary to accepted morality or convention

adjective

Illegal or socially disapproved of

Usage examples:

Illicit trade, illicit activities

adjective

Made illegal; banned.

Usage examples:

An outlawed extremist group

verb

Ban or make illegal.

Usage examples:

Secondary picketing has been outlawed

verb

Past simple and past participle of outlaw

Usage examples:

The new law will outlaw smoking in public places.

adjective

That has been forbidden; banned.

Usage examples:

They had deliberately fed prohibited material to their herd

verb

Formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority.

Usage examples:

All ivory trafficking between nations is prohibited

verb

Past simple and past participle of prohibit

Usage examples:

Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre., the government introduced a law pro…

adjective

Not having official permission or approval.

Usage examples:

Unauthorized access to the computer system

adjective

Without official permission

Usage examples:

An unauthorized biography, an unauthorized version of the software is being sold abroad.

adjective

Not officially allowed

Usage examples:

He concealed huge losses made from unauthorized trading on asian futures markets., unauthorized ent…

adjective

Not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules.

Usage examples:

The use of unlawful violence

adjective

Not having an official licence.

Usage examples:

Unlicensed weapons

adjective

Not having a licence (= a document giving legal permission) for something

Usage examples:

Unlicensed agents/contractors/operators the agency can't take action against consumers for using un…

adjective

Not officially authorized or confirmed.

Usage examples:

Unofficial reports said that dozens of people were injured

adjective

Not connected with or coming from a recognized office or authority

Usage examples:

We think of him as the unofficial town historian., unemployment has been unofficially estimated at …

adjective

Not officially approved by a person in authority, the government, etc.

Usage examples:

Unofficial estimates/figures/targets profits were below unofficial estimates., unofficial data/repo…

adjective

Not sanctioned.

Usage examples:

A series of unsanctioned rallies against high local unemployment

adjective

Not officially allowed or approved

Usage examples:

Police detained several opposition leaders after an unsanctioned rally in the capital., these playe…

adjective

Not justified or authorized.

Usage examples:

I am sure your fears are unwarranted

adjective

Lacking a good reason; unnecessary

Usage examples:

They denounced the investigation as an unwarranted interference with their business.