"illegal" meaning in English

See illegal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈliːɡəl/ [UK], /ɪˈli.ɡəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-illegal.wav [UK] Forms: illegal [positive], more illegal [comparative], most illegal [superlative]
enPR: ĭ.lē'gəl [US] Etymology: il- + legal Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|il|legal}} il- + legal Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An illegal act or object is one that does not follow the law.
    Sense id: simple-illegal-en-adj-jdvdDuKN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with il-
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