illegal

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
2. Forbidden by established rules.
3. Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
4. (offensive, sometimes) Being or doing something illegally.
5. (US, offensive, sometimes) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

Noun

1. (obsolete) An illegal act or technique.
2. (colloquial, in-plural) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
3. (colloquial, offensive) An illegal immigrant.
4. A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

Concepts

illégal

illégitime

illicite

irrégulier

illégale

illégalité

ténèbres

ilegal

clandestin

sans-papiers

obscurité

banni

délinquant

Synonymes

unlawful

illicit

illegitimate

lawless

against the law

criminal

wrongful

prohibited

bootleg

felonious

unfair

wrong

immoral

undue

malfeasant

nefarious

nullified

outlaw

out-of-bounds

secret

㊙️

shady

strike

tortious

unauthorised

unauthorized

uncultivated

underground

under-the-counter

undocumented

unjust

unjustifiable

unlawfulness

unrighteous

unrightful

unsanctioned

unwarranted

wild

wildcat

black-marketeering

outlawed person

unlawful person

unlicensed person

artificial

no ball

bad

👎

clandestine

clever

contraband

dark

darkness

Traductions

illegale

ilegal

illegal

ilegal

παράνομος

illegaal

αθέμιτος

unrechtmäßig

onwettig

gesetzeswidrig

il·legal

rechtswidrig

gesetzwidrig

illegitim

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪˈliːɡəl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French illégal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin legalis, by surface analysis, il- + legal. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping of illegal alien or illegal immigrant.