illegal
il·le·gal
adjective
1.
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
- “an illegal chess move”
Origin
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.
Phrases
- illegal alien
- illegal combatant
- illegal forward kick
- illegal immigrant
- illegal immigration
- illegal number
- illegal prime
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See also
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