illegal
US: /ˌɪˈɫiɡəɫ/
UK: /ɪlˈiːɡəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
illegal /i'li:gəl/- tính từ
- không hợp pháp, trái luật
- an illegal marriage: một đám cưới không hợp pháp
- không hợp pháp, trái luật
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun+ adjective
not allowed by the law;: illegal immigrants / aliens + It's illegal to drive through a red light.
Antonym: LEGAL
illegally adverb: an illegally parked car + He entered the country illegally.
+ noun (AmE) a person who lives or works in a country illegally
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
unlawful, illegitimate, criminal, felonious, outlawed, prohibited, interdicted, forbidden, proscribed, wrongful, unauthorized, verboten, illicit, Law actionable:
The bookkeeper was prosecuted for illegal appropriation of funds.
Collocation
VERBS
be | become | remain | declare sth, deem sth, judge, make sth, pronounce sth, rule sth
Their action was judged illegal by the International Court. The sale of these knives should be made illegal.
ADV.
highly | absolutely, quite, strictly, totally | allegedly | technically
Prize-fighting remained popular, though technically illegal, until the 1880s.
Concise dictionary
'ɪ'lɪːgladj.
+prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
