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illicit
[ ih-lis-it ]
adjective
- not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
Synonyms: ,
- disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.
illicit
/ ɪˈɪɪ /
adjective
- another word for illegal
- not allowed or approved by common custom, rule, or standard
illicit sexual relations
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adverb
- illicitness, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··· adverb
- ···Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of illicit1
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Example Sentences
The Foreign Office said sanctions on members of the former Assad regime and those involved in the illicit trade in the drug Captagon would remain.
It is a key custodian for Tether, a crypto platform with the most widely used stablecoin in the world that has faced persistent scrutiny over its reserve transparency and alleged use in illicit finance.
Classified as illicit or non-compliant vapes, the products he will be searching for today fail to meet the legal requirements for sale in the UK.
About 70% of inmates on the main A and B units of the prison said it was easy to get illicit drugs.
The Trump administration has claimed that "many shippers" in China "hide illicit substances and conceal the true contents of shipments sent to the US through deceptive shipping practices".
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