Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In an illegal manner; unlawfully: as, to be arrested illegally.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In a illegal manner; unlawfully.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. in an illegal manner
Etymologies
- illegal + -ly (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I hereby also acknowledge that I have succeeded to and borne the title illegally, under the supposition of his death.”
“- This morning, Germany's Bundeskartellamt -- the anti-cartel department of the country's executive branch -- has issued a €9 million fine against Microsoft for what it describes as illegally and anti-competitively influencing the retail sales value of Office Home &”
“He has demanded Bell reimburse property owners $2.9 million in illegally collected taxes.”
The Huffington Post: Bell Affordable Housing Funds Misused By City Officials
“According to news reports from about a year ago, at least 2000 guns enter Mexico illegally from the US EVERY DAY.”
“I firmly believe that trying to deport or drive out a population of about 12 million men, women, and children living in the U.S. illegally is a fool's errand.”
The Huffington Post: Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too
“The way to reduce the population of immigrants living and working in the U.S. illegally is to give those individuals a firm but fair deal: you take action to get legal and get in the system by a certain deadline or face the consequences of a system that is much, much more difficult to evade.”
The Huffington Post: Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too
“You think that it's fine for latinos to come in illegally and I need votes.”
“Overall, the number of people crossing illegally is down, according to the Border Patrol.”
“How fair is this to let any and every one in illegally to the people who come here work hard and apply for their citizenship?”
“Even Obama's own Aunt, in this country illegally, is living in a government sponsored subsidized housing unit.”
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