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The correct spelling is illegal.
How to pronounce illegal
noun
IPA: /ɪˈliːɡəl/
Say it like: Ill-ega-l
The correct spelling is illegal. An illegal act or technique. For example: "Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution"
Usage Examples
“Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution”
“Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.”
“illegal immigrant; illegal logger; illegal pilot”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An illegal act or technique.
- 2.(plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
- 3.An illegal immigrant.
- 4.A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
adjective
- 1.Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
- 2.Forbidden by established rules.
- 3.(of an issue printed for collectors) Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
- 4.(of a person, sometimes offensive) Being or doing something illegally.
- 5.(sometimes offensive) Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
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