illegal

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In plain English, illegal both under American and international law.

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  1. adjective Prohibited by law.
  2. adjective Prohibited by official rules: an illegal pass in football.
  3. adjective Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer: an illegal operation.
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  • A senior official in the Lahore government, the chief magistrate, Sajjad Bhutta, told reporters that he had refused to carry out what he called the illegal acts of the police crackdown.
  • This is why they want it to be illegal, that is, they don't want any responsibility for the support. —  Apple Matters
  • The Free Gaza movement has focused its efforts this year on exposing and halting what they call the illegal Israeli control of Gazan coastal waters. —  Window Into Palestine
  • In such a scenario, professional kidnapping gangs from Phoenix might migrate to other locations with large communities of Latin American illegal immigrants to victimize. —  WORLDMag.com
  • Internet users who export material that is illegal, that is to say, post material that is accessible and illegal in some foreign countries may be subject to prosecution in that country. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
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  1. = French illégal = Spanish ilegal = Portuguese illegal = Italian illegale, from Middle Latin illegalis, from Latin in- privative + legalis, lawful: see legal.
 

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/ɪˈligəl/
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