"illicit" meaning in English

See illicit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-illicit.wav 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, {{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
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  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with il-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 46 1 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with il-: 37 28 4 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 42 0 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 42 53 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 45 0 4 Disambiguation of 'breaking social norms': 6 94 0
  3. Unlawful. 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 Disambiguation of 'unlawful': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: criminal, illegal, illegitimate, prohibited, unlawful Derived forms: illicit darkness Related terms: elicit (alt: soundalike) 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)
Disambiguation of 'lacking licitness': 50 50 0

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈlɪsɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-illicit.wav 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, {{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- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with il- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with il-: 37 28 4 31

Inflected forms

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