illegal

  • (noun): An illegal act or technique.
  • (noun): (plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
  • (noun): An illegal immigrant.
  • (noun): A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
  • (adjective): Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
  • (adjective): Forbidden by established rules.
  • (adjective): (of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
  • (adjective): (of a person, sometimes offensive) Being or doing something illegally.
  • (adjective): (sometimes offensive) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
  • Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution
  • Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.
  • illegal immigrant;  illegal logger;  illegal pilot