see|illégal|il·legal
English
Etymology
From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via appendix:Glossary#back-formation|back-formation or clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.category:Back-formations
Pronunciation
enPR|Ä.lÄ�ʹgl
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�ɡ�l|-i�ɡ�l
Adjective
en-adj
- law Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
- Not permitted by rules
#:Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.
- context|stamp-collecting|of an issue printed for collectors Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
- context|of an immigrant Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
Synonyms
i-c|forbidden by law criminal, felonious, illicit, unlawful
i-c|totally fictitious bogus
Antonyms
i-c|forbidden by law lawful, legal
Derived terms
illegal alien
illegal immigrant
Translations
trans-top|Contrary to or forbidden by law
Catalan: t|ca|il·legal
Dutch: strafbaar
German: illegal#German|illegal
Kurdish: t|ku|neqanûnî, t|ku|qedexe, t|ku|memnûh, t|ku|yasax, t|ku|qaçax, t|ku|derqanûn
trans-mid
Romanian: t|ro|ilegal
Russian: t|ru|незаконн�й|trn'ezakónnyj|scCyrl, t|ru|нелегал�н�й|trn'el'egál'nyj|scCyrl
Spanish: ilegal
trans-bottom
trans-top|Not permitted by rules
Catalan: t|ca|il·legal
trans-mid
Kurdish: t|ku|qedexe, t|ku|memnûh
Romanian: t|ro|ilegal
Russian: t|ru|неп�авил�н�й|trn'eprávil'nyj|scCyrl, t|ru|неве�н�й|trn'ev'érnyj|scCyrl
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Noun
en-noun
- colloquial An illegal immigrant.
Translations
trans-top|An illegal immigrant
Russian: t|ru|нелегал|trn'el'egál|scCyrl m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Category:Stamp collecting
German
Adjective
de-adj|-
- illegal#English|illegal
Synonyms
strafbar, ungesetzlich
de:illegal
es:illegal
fr:illegal
gl:illegal
io:illegal
it:illegal
ku:illegal
pl:illegal
ru:illegal
fi:illegal
ta:illegal
tt:illegal
te:illegal
vi:illegal
tr:illegal
zh:illegal
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