"unlegally" meaning in English

See unlegally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more unlegally [comparative], most unlegally [superlative]
Etymology: unlegal + -ly Etymology templates: {{suf|en|unlegal|ly}} unlegal + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} unlegally (comparative more unlegally, superlative most unlegally)
  1. Not in a legal sense.
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