illegal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French illégal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin legalis, by surface analysis, il- +‎ legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping of illegal alien or illegal immigrant. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈliːɡəl/ (US) enPR: ĭ.lē'gəl, IPA(key): /ɪˈli.ɡəl/, [ɪɫˈli.ɡəɫ] Rhymes: -iːɡəl Hyphenation: il‧le‧gal === Adjective === illegal (comparative more illegal or (nonstandard or informal) illegaler, superlative most illegal or (nonstandard or informal) illegalest) Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law. Synonyms: criminal, felonious, illicit, irregular; see also Thesaurus:unlawful Antonyms: lawful, legal; see also Thesaurus:lawful Forbidden by established rules. Synonyms: banned, disallowed; see also Thesaurus:forbidden (philately, of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country. Synonym: bogus (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?) Synonym: undocumented ==== Usage notes ==== According to Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition), "illegal" may mean only that something lacks authority of the law or support from law (that is, that it's not legal), not that it's against the law, but that in ordinary usage it means a violation of the law. The "law" however may be a common-law principle rather than a statute. The use of "illegal" to describe a person rather than an action is often regarded as offensive; see below. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === illegal (plural illegals) (obsolete) An illegal act or technique. (colloquial, in the plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs. (colloquial, offensive) Ellipsis of illegal immigrant. (espionage) A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities. ==== Usage notes ==== The use of "illegal" to describe a person, rather than an action a person has undertaken, is regarded by some as offensive. The use of "illegal" as a noun is especially charged. ==== Synonyms ==== (illegal immigrant) crimmigrant, illegal immigrant ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === gill-ale == Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin illēgālis, from Latin lēgālis corresponding to i- +‎ llegal. === Adjective === illegal (epicene, plural illegales) illegal ==== Antonyms ==== llegal == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin illegalis. === Adjective === illegal illegal ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ulovlig, forbudt == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin illegalis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪleɡaːl/ === Adjective === illegal (strong nominative masculine singular illegaler, not comparable) illegal Synonyms: gesetzwidrig, strafbar, ungesetzlich ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Illegaler (“illegal / illegal immigrant”), Illegale (“illegal / illegal immigrant (female)”) Illegalität === Further reading === “illegal” in Duden online “illegal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[9] (in German) == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === illegal m (feminine singular illegala, masculine plural illegals, feminine plural illegalas) illegal Antonym: legal ==== Derived terms ==== illegalament illegalizar == Portuguese == === Adjective === illegal m or f (plural illegaes) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ilegal == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French illégal, from Medieval Latin illēgālis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === illegal (comparative mer illegal, superlative mest illegal) illegal Synonym: olaglig Antonym: legal ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== illegalitet ==== See also ==== olovlig illegitim === Further reading === “illegal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “illegal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “illegal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === Orthographic borrowing from French illégal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /il.leˈɡal/ Hyphenation: il‧le‧gal === Adjective === illegal illegal Synonym: yasa dışı ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “illegal”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “illegal”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “illegal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük