illegal
adjective
forbidden by law or statute.
illegally
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a word derived from
illegal.
Example Sentences
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Taiwanese investigators said Wednesday they have raided dozens of locations as part of a probe into 17 Chinese-funded companies suspected of trying to "illegally" poach Taiwan's high-tech talent to erode the island's competitive edge.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
It's also become the most common way for people to be detected entering the UK illegally.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
His country had just experienced an extraordinary breach of sovereignty, with some 50,000 migrants illegally pouring into Ceuta from neighboring Morocco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Customs and Border Protection officials stopped the vessel and identified 21 individuals the agencies suspect of entered the country illegally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
After a failed assassination attempt on the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa that he blamed on the Sudanese government, entering Egypt for most Sudanese meant entering illegally.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
