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"word": "onwettig"
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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{
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "незако́нный"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nelegálʹnyj",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "нелега́льный"
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"roman": "nepravomérnyj",
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"word": "неправоме́рный"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "ilegal"
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "olaglig"
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"code": "cy",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "anghyfreithiol"
}
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"word": "незаконен"
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"roman": "fēifǎ de",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "非法的"
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"word": "違法的"
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "违法的"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "不合法的"
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "qanunsız"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "ulovlig"
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{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "lovstridig"
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{
"code": "da",
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"word": "illegal"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "verboden"
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{
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "illegaal"
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{
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "laiton"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "lainvastainen"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "illégal"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"code": "ka",
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"word": "კანონსაწინააღმდეგო"
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{
"code": "ka",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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"word": "aindílis"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "neamhdhleathach"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "rettsstridig"
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"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
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},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nielegalny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "niedozwolony"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bezprawny"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nezakónnyj",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "незако́нный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nelegálʹnyj",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "нелега́льный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nepravomérnyj",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "неправоме́рный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "ilegal"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "olaglig"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law)",
"word": "anghyfreithiol"
}
],
"word": "unlawful"
}
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