"illegal alien" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: illegal aliens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} illegal alien (plural illegal aliens)
  1. (sometimes offensive) A person who is within the boundaries of a political state without the authorization of the government of that state; a national of another country who has entered or stayed without permission. Tags: offensive, sometimes Categories (topical): Law, People Synonyms: IA [abbreviation] Synonyms (person within a state without authorization): crimmigrant, illegal, undocumented alien, unlawful non-citizen [Australia] Hyponyms (person within a state without authorization): illegal immigrant, undocumented immigrant

Inflected forms

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