illegal
adjective
forbidden by law or statute.
illegally
-
a word derived from
illegal.
Example Sentences
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A Lockerbie bombing suspect has claimed he was illegally removed from Libya to stand trial in the United States after "a cloak and dagger operation conducted in the dead of night".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Prosecutors suspect Hanning used illegally acquired classified information to make money in the private sector after leaving public service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
A third person was arrested on suspicion of being in the country illegally.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Among possible laureates this year are a joint prize to Save the Children and Mykola Kuleba, a Ukrainian children's rights activist campaigning for the return of Ukrainian children illegally taken to Russia from occupied territories.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Some escaped illegally across borders, slipping into neighboring countries.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
