"illicit" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-illicit.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more illicit [comparative], most illicit [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪsɪt Etymology: Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”). By surface analysis, il- + licit. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|illicite}} French illicite, {{der|en|la|illicitus}} Latin illicitus, {{m|la|in-||not}} in- (“not”), {{m|la|licitus||allowed, permitted}} licitus (“allowed, permitted”), {{m|la|licet||it is allowed}} licet (“it is allowed”), {{surf|en|il-|licit}} By surface analysis, il- + licit Head templates: {{en-adj}} illicit (comparative more illicit, superlative most illicit)
  1. (law) Not approved by law, but not invalid. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-illicit-en-adj-S~7dKa1V Topics: law
  2. Breaking social norms. Translations (breaking social norms): nepřijatelný [masculine] (Czech), luvaton (Finnish), laiton (Finnish), illicite (French), unerlaubt (German), verboten (German), unzulässig (German), αθέμιτος (athémitos) (Greek), illicitus (Latin), ilícito (Portuguese), неположенное (nepoložennoje) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-illicit-en-adj-p-dLCbxD Disambiguation of 'breaking social norms': 5 88 7
  3. Unlawful. Translations (lacking licitness): забранен (zabranen) (Bulgarian), il·lícit (Catalan), nezákonný [masculine] (Czech), nedovolený (Czech), zakázaný (Czech), luvaton (Finnish), illicite (French), παράνομος (paránomos) (Greek), έκνομος (éknomos) (Greek), अवैध (avaidh) (Hindi), illicitus (Latin), niedozwolony (Polish), ilícito (Portuguese), недозволенный (nedozvolennyj) (Russian), ilícito (Spanish) Translations (unlawful): незаконен (nezakonen) (Bulgarian), il·lícit (Catalan), nezákonný [masculine] (Czech), zakázaný (Czech), neoprávněný (Czech), laiton (Finnish), illicite (French), rechtswidrig (German), παράνομος (paránomos) (Greek), έκνομος (éknomos) (Greek), अवैध (avaidh) (Hindi), illicitus (Latin), ilícito (Portuguese), незако́нный (nezakónnyj) (Russian), ilícito (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-illicit-en-adj-2bABsadQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with il- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 40 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with il-: 22 18 34 26 Disambiguation of 'lacking licitness': 28 27 45 Disambiguation of 'unlawful': 7 6 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: criminal, illegal, illegitimate, prohibited, unlawful Derived forms: illicit darkness Related terms: elicit (alt: soundalike)

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-illicit.wav [Southern-England] Forms: illicits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsɪt Etymology: Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”). By surface analysis, il- + licit. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|illicite}} French illicite, {{der|en|la|illicitus}} Latin illicitus, {{m|la|in-||not}} in- (“not”), {{m|la|licitus||allowed, permitted}} licitus (“allowed, permitted”), {{m|la|licet||it is allowed}} licet (“it is allowed”), {{surf|en|il-|licit}} By surface analysis, il- + licit Head templates: {{en-noun}} illicit (plural illicits)
  1. A banned or unlawful item.
    Sense id: en-illicit-en-noun-Mfng2JI-

Verb [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|verb form}} illicit
  1. third-person singular present active indicative of illiciō Tags: active, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: illiciō
    Sense id: en-illicit-la-verb-c-dTNlP6 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2010 July 29, Ian McDonald, The Dervish House, →OL",
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        }
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪsɪt"
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      "word": "criminal"
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      "word": "illegal"
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    {
      "word": "illegitimate"
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    {
      "word": "prohibited"
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      "word": "unlawful"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zabranen",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "забранен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "il·lícit"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "nezákonný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "nedovolený"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "zakázaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "luvaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "lacking licitness",
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    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paránomos",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
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    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "lacking licitness",
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "avaidh",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "अवैध"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "illicitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "niedozwolony"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "ilícito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedozvolennyj",
      "sense": "lacking licitness",
      "word": "недозволенный"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "ilícito"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "nepřijatelný"
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      "sense": "breaking social norms",
      "word": "luvaton"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "breaking social norms",
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      "word": "illicite"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "breaking social norms",
      "word": "unerlaubt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "breaking social norms",
      "word": "verboten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "breaking social norms",
      "word": "unzulässig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "athémitos",
      "sense": "breaking social norms",
      "word": "αθέμιτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "breaking social norms",
      "word": "illicitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "breaking social norms",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nepoložennoje",
      "sense": "breaking social norms",
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      "word": "неположенное"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "unlawful",
      "word": "незаконен"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "unlawful",
      "word": "zakázaný"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unlawful",
      "word": "neoprávněný"
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    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unlawful",
      "word": "rechtswidrig"
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "unlawful",
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unlawful",
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "незако́нный"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unlawful",
      "word": "ilícito"
    }
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  ],
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}

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          "ref": "2011, Shane Darke, The Life of the Heroin User: Typical Beginnings, Trajectories and Outcomes",
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