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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIllegal Crossing
/ɪˈliːɡəl ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of crossing a boundary or border in violation of laws or regulations.
"The illegal crossing of the border has become a significant issue in recent years." - 2
A specific instance of crossing that is prohibited by law.
"Authorities are cracking down on illegal crossings at the national border."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'illegal' derives from the Latin 'illegalis', meaning 'not lawful', which evolved through Old French into Middle English. 'Crossing' comes from the Old English 'crosian', meaning 'to go across', reflecting the act of traversing from one side to another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Illegal Crossing" is said worldwide
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Traversée illégale
Transliteration: traversée illégale
"La traversée illégale des frontières est un problème croissant."
Illegales Überqueren
Transliteration: illegales überqueren
"Das illegale Überqueren der Grenze ist ein ernstes Problem."
Attraversamento illegale
Transliteration: attraversamento illegale
"L'attraversamento illegale della frontiera è un problema crescente."
Cruce ilegal
Transliteration: cruce ilegal
"El cruce ilegal de fronteras es un problema creciente."
Travessia ilegal
Transliteration: travessia ilegal
"A travessia ilegal da fronteira é um problema crescente."
गैरकानूनी पार करना
Transliteration: gairkanooni paar karna
"गैरकानूनी पार करना एक गंभीर समस्या है।"
非法穿越
Transliteration: fēifǎ chuānyuè
"非法穿越边界已成为一个日益严重的问题。"
불법 횡단
Transliteration: bulbeob hoengdan
"불법 횡단은 심각한 문제로 대두되고 있다."
不法横断
Transliteration: fuhō ōdan
"不法横断は深刻な問題となっている。"
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