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illegal

Word family 
il·le·gal1 /ɪˈliːɡəl/ ●●● W3 AWL adjectiveadj  
ILLEGALnot allowed by the law 非法的，违法的 SYN unlawful OPP legal
 illegal drugs
违禁药品
 They were involved in illegal activities.
他们参与了非法活动。
it is illegal to do something
 It is illegal to sell tobacco to someone under 16.
出售烟草给16岁以下者是违法的。
n Register
In everyday English, people often say that something is against the law rather than illegal:
It is against the law to have a gun without a licence.
—illegally adverbadv
 They entered the country illegally.
他们非法入境。
—illegality /ˌɪlɪˈɡæləti/ noun [uncountableU]
 COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
completely/totally illegal 完全非法的
The deal was completely illegal.
这笔交易完全是非法的。
highly illegal (=completely illegal) 完全不合法的
It all sounds highly illegal.
这听起来完全不合法。
strictly illegal formal (=completely illegal – used for emphasis) 绝对非法的〔用于强调〕
Phone tapping is strictly illegal.
窃听电话绝对违法。
technically illegal (=according to the exact details of a law) 严格说来违法的
nThis type of boxing, although technically illegal, remained popular until the 1880s.
verbs
be illegal 违法
It is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 16.
向16岁以下者出售烟草产品是违法的。
become illegal 变成非法
The drug did not become illegal until the 1970s.
直到20世纪70年代这种药才被列为违禁药品。
make something illegal 令某事违法
He was involved in the campaign to make hunting illegal.
他参与了促使打猎非法化的运动。
declare something illegal 宣布某事物为非法
The strike was declared illegal on July 7.
此次罢工于7月7日被宣布为非法。
illegal + NOUN
an illegal weapon 非法武器
He was charged with carrying an illegal weapon.
他被指控携带非法武器。
illegal drugs 违禁药品，毒品
She was found guilty of possession of illegal drugs.
她被判持有违禁药品罪名成立。
an illegal substance (=an illegal drug) 非法物品
nCustoms officials found an illegal substance in Smith’s luggage.
illegal parking/gambling/hunting etc 违章停车/非法赌博/非法捕猎等
nThe fines for illegal parking are likely to increase.
illegal immigrants 非法移民
nAn estimated seven million illegal immigrants are brought into Europe each year.
illegal activities 非法活动
nThey were suspected of being involved in illegal activities.
an illegal act 违法行为
nDriving without insurance is an illegal act.
illegal use of something 非法使用某物
nThey were found guilty of the illegal use of confidential information.
n THESAURUS
illegal forbidden by law
It is illegal to sell tobacco to children under 16.
illegal immigrants
He was carrying an illegal weapon.
be against the law to be illegal. This phrase is very commonly used in everyday English, instead of saying that something is illegal
Driving a car without insurance is against the law.
It’s against the law to hit a child.
unlawful illegal – a rather formal word, which is used especially when this particular action is considered to be illegal, although there are some situations where such actions can be legal
The judges said that the strike was unlawful.
The money was obtained by unlawful means.
a verdict of unlawful killing
illicit illicit activities or goods are illegal and usually kept secret
Marijuana remains the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States.
the illicit trade in stolen cattle
illegitimate not allowed or acceptable according to rules or agreements
the illegitimate use of power
The election results were declared to be illegitimate.
illegitimate share trading
unconstitutional not allowed by a country’s constitution (=set of rules and principles by which a country is governed)
The court ruled that the new law was unconstitutional.
Examples from the Corpus
illegal• Selling or wearing gas masks was made illegal.• In those days, abortion was illegal.• Gorbachev wanted to make all strikes illegal, but the Soviet parliament refused to accept such a ban.• All unions have been declared illegal by the ruling party.• Most of what they do and others do to them is illegal, deceitful and untruthful.• illegal drugs• Scott was arrested for being in possession of illegal drugs.• These civil actions failed to stop the irrepressible hotelier from operating his illegal ferry system.• Since 1990, it has been illegal for the US to develop or possess biological weapons.• Large numbers of illegal immigrants crossed the border at night.• When David Hale claims he was pressured into making illegal loans, he is branded a crook and a liar.• If the tapes were illegal or pornographic, turning down the money would have made sense.• An increasing number of racist attacks are being carried out by the NPA and other illegal organizations.• It's illegal to make copies of computer programs.• It is illegal to sell tobacco to children under 16.• Found guilty of seditious conspiracy and possession of illegal weapons, they are serving prison terms ranging from 35 to 105 years.• They believe any moves to reduce the number of firearms will only create a black market in illegal weapons.
it is illegal to do something• In Florida, it is illegal to carry children younger than 6 that way.• Remember, it is illegal to drive a vehicle with impaired lighting.• And remember that it is illegal to drive with an obscured license plate.• I was educated at his expense and until I repay his investment, it is illegal to employ me directly.• After all, it is illegal to grow hemp in the United States, though sterilized hempseeds may be imported legally.• Everyone knows it is illegal to hoard a spot.• But it is illegal to import it, send it through the post or display it to the general public.• Shopkeepers and cigarette machine operators must display warning notices reminding customers it is illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under 16.
Related topics: Citizenship
illegal2 noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE spoken  
PGCCRIMEan illegal immigrant 非法移民
 Illegals are still slipping through in unacceptable numbers.
非法移民仍在偷偷越境涌入，数量奇多。
Examples from the Corpus
illegal• They are not criminals, they are illegals, and only thus by status.• With these clothes who would possibly suspect us of being illegals?• The Clinton administration has beefed up the Border Patrol, but illegals still are slipping though in unacceptable numbers.• The illegals hide in a backroom as pluckers and gutters.• The southwestern United States and California are inundated with illegals.
From Longman Business Dictionary
illegalil·le·gal /ɪˈliːgəl/ adjectiveadj
1LAWnot allowed by the law
it is illegal to do something
It’s illegal to copy copyrighted movie cassettes.
Despite knowing about the illegal activity, the executives failed to tell the government for months.
He made illegal payments in connection with contracts awarded to his company.
—illegally adverbadv
An investigation is being conducted to see if anyone illegally profited from the takeover.
2COMPUTING involving an instruction, CHARACTER etc that is not allowed in a particular computer program
il·le·gal1 adjectiveadj →n REGISTER1 →COLLOCATIONS1
→n THESAURUS1illegal2 noun
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