illegal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#ILLEGALCategory:English terms derived from French#ILLEGAL illégal, from Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#ILLEGAL illegalis, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ILLEGAL legalis, by surface analysis, il- + legalCategory:English terms prefixed with il-#LEGAL. In senses relating to immigration, via clipping of illegal alienCategory:English clippings#ILLEGAL or illegal immigrant.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈliːɡəl/Category:English 3-syllable words#ILLEGALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ILLEGAL
- (US) enPR: ĭ.lē'gəl, IPA(key): /ɪˈli.ɡəl/, [ɪɫˈli.ɡəɫ]Category:English 3-syllable words#ILLEGALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ILLEGAL
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ILLEGALAudio (Southern England): (file) - (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪlliːɡəl/Category:English 3-syllable words#ILLEGALCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ILLEGAL
- Rhymes: -iːɡəlCategory:Rhymes:English/iːɡəl#ILLEGALCategory:Rhymes:English/iːɡəl/3 syllables#ILLEGAL
- Hyphenation: il‧le‧gal
Adjective
illegal (comparative more illegal or (nonstandard or informal) illegaler, superlative most illegal or (nonstandard or informal) illegalest)Category:English lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:English adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
- Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
- Synonyms: criminal, felonious, illicit, irregular; see also Thesaurus:unlawful
- Antonyms: lawful, legal; see also Thesaurus:lawful
- This is illegal, you know!Category:English terms with usage examples#ILLEGAL
- Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollutionCategory:English terms with usage examples#ILLEGAL
- Their illegal mining operations in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, are protected by officials and police paid to look the other way – and powerful customers in the construction industry who prefer not to ask too many questions.Category:English terms with usage examples#ILLEGAL
- a. 1654, John Selden, “Money”, in Table-Talk, 3rd edition, London: Jacob Tonson, published 1716, page 74:
- In all times the Princes in England have done ſomething illegal to get Money: But then came a Parliament and all was well, the People and the Prince kiſt and were Friends, and ſo things were quiet for a while.Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
- Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- 2025 July 24, Ned Temko, “In Japan, too, voters want their country to be ‘great again’”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 27 July 2025:
- Major parties have long relied on large-scale campaign contributions, and the LDP was only recently mired in an illegal fundraising scandal. Sanseito drew its support from smaller, individual donations.Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- 2026 February 18, Dickon Ross, “No need for speed”, in RAIL, number 1055, page 3:
- It's illegal to go over 70mph on any British road, so why should drivers have cars that can?Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- Forbidden by established rules.
- Synonyms: banned, disallowed; see also Thesaurus:forbidden
- Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.Category:English terms with usage examples#ILLEGAL
- The computer program performed an illegal operation and was terminated.Category:English terms with usage examples#ILLEGAL
- (philatelyCategory:en:Philately#ILLEGAL, of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
- Synonym: bogus
- (of a person, sometimes offensiveCategory:English offensive terms#ILLEGAL) Being or doing something illegally.
- illegal immigrantCategory:English terms with usage examples#ILLEGAL
- illegal loggerCategory:English terms with usage examples#ILLEGAL
- illegal pilotCategory:English terms with usage examples#ILLEGAL
- (chiefly USCategory:American English#ILLEGAL, sometimes offensiveCategory:English offensive terms#ILLEGAL) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally. (Can we add an example for this sense?)Category:Requests for example sentences in English#ILLEGAL
- Synonym: undocumented
Usage notes
According to Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition), "illegal" may mean only that something lacks authority of the law or support from law (that is, that it's not legal), not that it's against the law, but that in ordinary usage it means a violation of the law. The "law" however may be a common-law principle rather than a statute.
The use of "illegal" to describe a person rather than an action is often regarded as offensive; see below.[1]
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
illegal (plural illegals)Category:English lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:English nouns#ILLEGALCategory:English countable nouns#ILLEGALCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
- (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ILLEGAL) An illegal act or technique.
- c. 1650, John Spalding, The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland, from the Year 1624 to 1645, volume II, Aberdeen: T. Evans, published 1792, pages 72–73:
- That whatſoever illegals hath been uſed againſt his friends and ſubjects, by impriſoning them without law, or impoſing fines upon their eſtates, be diſclaimed, and that perſons ſo committed be forthwith diſcharged.Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#ILLEGAL, in the plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
- 2004, “Reapercussions”, in Dead Like Me, season 1, episode 4, spoken by Mason (Callum Blue):
- …I've got illegals in my bottom…!Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- 2008, J. D. Robb [pseudonym; Nora Roberts], Strangers in Death, Penguin, →ISBN:
- “Here’s what I could do,” Eve supposed. “I could slap your head against that wall, while I’m kicking your balls into your belly,” she added to the companion. “And after that, I can have you in restraints while I turn out your pockets. You’re carrying illegals.Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- (colloquialCategory:English colloquialisms#ILLEGAL, offensiveCategory:English offensive terms#ILLEGAL) An illegal immigrant.
- 2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in the Guardian:
- In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- (espionageCategory:en:Espionage#ILLEGAL) A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
- 2012, Christopher Andrew, ‘Colder War’, Literary Review, number 399:
- Anna Chapman, whose glamorous appearance won her more publicity in the Western media than all the other illegals combined, was so successfully deceived by a US sting operation that she handed over her SVR laptop to an FBI agent posing as a Russian.Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
- 2022 August 26, Shaun Walker, “Socialite who charmed Nato staff in Naples was Russian spy, say investigators”, in The Guardian:
- Traditionally, illegals have been extremely hard for counterintelligence agencies to find, but in a world of biometric data, facial recognition software and open source investigation possibilities, it has become harder for Russia to keep its illegals below the radar.Category:English terms with quotations#ILLEGAL
Usage notes
Synonyms
- (illegal immigrant) crimmigrant, illegal immigrant
Translations
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References
- 1 2 “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 22 July 2013 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 June 2013
- ↑ Charles Garcia (5 July 2012), “Why 'illegal immigrant' is a slur”, in Special to CNN, CNN:
- When you label someone an "illegal alien" or "illegal immigrant" or just plain "illegal," you are effectively saying the individual, as opposed to the actions the person has taken, is unlawful. The terms imply the very existence of an unauthorized migrant in America is criminal. In this country, there is still a presumption of innocence that requires a jury to convict someone of a crime. If you don't pay your taxes, are you an illegal? What if you get a speeding ticket? A murder conviction? No. You're still not an illegal. Even alleged terrorists and child molesters aren't labeled illegals.
- ↑ Jacob Chamberlain (13 April 2013), “AP Finally Agrees: “No Human Being is Illegal””, in Common Dreams
- ↑ Steve Padilla and Selene Rivera (3 April 2016), “Library of Congress to stop using term 'illegal alien'”, in Los Angeles Times
Anagrams
Category:en:People#ILLEGALCategory:en:Crime#ILLEGALAsturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval LatinCategory:Asturian terms borrowed from Medieval Latin#ILLEGALCategory:Asturian terms derived from Medieval Latin#ILLEGAL illēgālis, from LatinCategory:Asturian terms derived from Latin#ILLEGAL lēgālis corresponding to i- + llegalCategory:Asturian terms prefixed with i-#LLEGAL.
Adjective
illegal (epicene, plural illegales)Category:Asturian lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:Asturian adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
Antonyms
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval LatinCategory:Danish terms borrowed from Medieval Latin#ILLEGALCategory:Danish terms derived from Medieval Latin#ILLEGAL illegalis.
Adjective
illegalCategory:Danish lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:Danish adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | illegal | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | illegalt | — | —2 |
| plural | illegale | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | illegale | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Synonyms
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval LatinCategory:German terms borrowed from Medieval Latin#ILLEGALCategory:German terms derived from Medieval Latin#ILLEGAL illegalis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
illegal (strong nominative masculine singular illegaler, not comparable)Category:German lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:German adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:German uncomparable adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
- illegal
- Synonyms: gesetzwidrig, strafbar, ungesetzlich
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist illegal | sie ist illegal | es ist illegal | sie sind illegal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | illegaler | illegale | illegales | illegale |
| genitive | illegalen | illegaler | illegalen | illegaler | |
| dative | illegalem | illegaler | illegalem | illegalen | |
| accusative | illegalen | illegale | illegales | illegale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der illegale | die illegale | das illegale | die illegalen |
| genitive | des illegalen | der illegalen | des illegalen | der illegalen | |
| dative | dem illegalen | der illegalen | dem illegalen | den illegalen | |
| accusative | den illegalen | die illegale | das illegale | die illegalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein illegaler | eine illegale | ein illegales | (keine) illegalen |
| genitive | eines illegalen | einer illegalen | eines illegalen | (keiner) illegalen | |
| dative | einem illegalen | einer illegalen | einem illegalen | (keinen) illegalen | |
| accusative | einen illegalen | eine illegale | ein illegales | (keine) illegalen | |
Derived terms
- Illegaler (“illegal / illegal immigrant”), Illegale (“illegal / illegal immigrant (female)”)
- Illegalität
Further reading
Occitan
Pronunciation
Adjective
illegal m (feminine singular illegala, masculine plural illegals, feminine plural illegalas)Category:Occitan lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:Occitan adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:Occitan entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
Derived terms
Portuguese
Adjective
illegal m or f (plural illegaes)Category:Portuguese lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:Portuguese adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:Portuguese epicene adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
- pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of ilegalCategory:Portuguese forms superseded in 1943#ILLEGALCategory:Portuguese forms superseded in 1911#ILLEGAL
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from French#ILLEGALCategory:Swedish terms derived from French#ILLEGAL illégal, from Medieval LatinCategory:Swedish terms derived from Medieval Latin#ILLEGAL illēgālis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
illegal (comparative mer illegal, superlative mest illegal)Category:Swedish lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:Swedish adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
Declension
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| common singular | illegal | mer illegal | mest illegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| neuter singular | illegalt | mer illegalt | mest illegalt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| plural | illegala | mer illegala | mest illegala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| masculine plural2 | illegale | mer illegala | mest illegala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| masculine singular3 | illegale | mer illegale | mest illegale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| all | illegala | mer illegala | mest illegala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “illegal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “illegal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “illegal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
Turkish
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from FrenchCategory:Turkish terms borrowed from French#ILLEGALCategory:Turkish orthographic borrowings from French#ILLEGALCategory:Turkish terms derived from French#ILLEGAL illégal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /il.leˈɡal/Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation#ILLEGAL
- Hyphenation: il‧le‧gal
Adjective
illegalCategory:Turkish lemmas#ILLEGALCategory:Turkish adjectives#ILLEGALCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with entries#ILLEGALCategory:Pages with 8 entries#ILLEGAL
Derived terms
Further reading
- “illegal”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “illegal”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “illegal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük