Definition of illegal

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Illegal (a.) Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love..

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Contrabandist :: Contrabandist (n.) One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.
Malpractice :: Malpractice (n.) Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results..
Execute :: Execute (v. t.) Too put to death illegally; to kill.
Wrongous :: Wrongous (a.) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment..
Usurper :: Usurper (n.) One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron..
Convert :: Convert (v. t.) To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.
Usurpation :: Usurpation (n.) The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power..
Infection :: Infection (n.) Contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication..
Infectious :: Infectious (a.) Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure and forfeiture.
Contraband :: Contraband (n.) Illegal or prohibited traffic.
Infect :: Infect (v. t.) To contaminate with illegality or to expose to penalty.
Illegalized :: Illegalized (imp. & p. p.) of Illegaliz.
Barratry :: Barratry (n.) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent. It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo..
Illegality :: Illegality (n.) The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act..
Malfeasance :: Malfeasance (n.) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.
Appeal :: Appeal (v. t.) To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court..
Extort :: Extort (v. t.) To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a debt..
Lawless :: Lawless (a.) Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a lawless claim..
Benevolence :: Benevolence (n.) A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely represented as a gratuity..
Illegalize :: Illegalize (v. t.) To make or declare illegal or unlawful.
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