illegal
adjective
forbidden by law or statute.
illegally
-
a word derived from
illegal.
Example Sentences
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They insist the chief culprit is something else: an end to the flow into the U.S. economy of new workers from overseas — those who enter legally as well as those coming in illegally.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The newly unsealed charges came shortly after a judge ruled Monday that Comey’s daughter Maurene was illegally fired from her job of nearly a decade at the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
However, it would also level the playing field for online sellers, ensuring those businesses who charge VAT are not illegally undercut by those who break the rules and do not.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Five parents in Orange County accused of allowing their children to ride electric motorcycles illegally have been charged with child endangerment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Still, I don’t think that he would like me driving illegally to a tattoo parlor or anyplace else, for that matter.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
