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noun
- (colloquial) An illegal immigrant.
adjective
- Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
- Not permitted by rules
- Moving a pawn backward is an 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.
Etymology: From il- (an assimilated version of in-) + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via appendix:Glossaryback-formation, back-formation or clipping from illegal alien or illegal immigrant.category:Back-formations
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