Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an illegal manner; unlawfully: as, to be arrested illegally.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a illegal manner; unlawfully.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a manner
contrary tolaw .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an illegal manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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I hereby also acknowledge that I have succeeded to and borne the title illegally, under the supposition of his death.
Under Two Flags 1839-1908 Ouida 1873
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- This morning, Germany's Bundeskartellamt -- the anti-cartel department of the country's executive branch -- has issued a €9 million fine against Microsoft for what it describes as illegally and anti-competitively influencing the retail sales value of Office Home &
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I firmly believe that trying to deport or drive out a population of about 12 million men, women, and children living in the U.S. illegally is a fool's errand.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too Rep. Luis Gutierrez 2010
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According to news reports from about a year ago, at least 2000 guns enter Mexico illegally from the US EVERY DAY.
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The way to reduce the population of immigrants living and working in the U.S. illegally is to give those individuals a firm but fair deal: you take action to get legal and get in the system by a certain deadline or face the consequences of a system that is much, much more difficult to evade.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too Rep. Luis Gutierrez 2010
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The way to reduce the population of immigrants living and working in the U.S. illegally is to give those individuals a firm but fair deal: you take action to get legal and get in the system by a certain deadline or face the consequences of a system that is much, much more difficult to evade.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Proud to Support the Rule of Law and Immigration, Too Rep. Luis Gutierrez 2010
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He has demanded Bell reimburse property owners $2.9 million in illegally collected taxes.
Bell Affordable Housing Funds Misused By City Officials AP 2010
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According to news reports from about a year ago, at least 2000 guns enter Mexico illegally from the US EVERY DAY.
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He has demanded Bell reimburse property owners $2.9 million in illegally collected taxes.
Bell Affordable Housing Funds Misused By City Officials AP 2010
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According to news reports from about a year ago, at least 2000 guns enter Mexico illegally from the US EVERY DAY.
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