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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesilegalmente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: i-le-gal-men-te
"Cazar animales en este parque está prohibido e ilegalmente se hace a menudo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a way that is contrary to or forbidden by the law.
"The company was fined for dumping toxic waste illegally." - 2
Without having the required legal authorization or official permission.
"He entered the country illegally and sought asylum."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'illegal', which comes from the Late Latin 'illegalis', combining the prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') with 'legalis' (from 'lex', meaning 'law'). The adverbial suffix '-ly' was added in Middle English to form a descriptor of manner contrary to established law.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Illegally" is said worldwide
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illégalement
Transliteration: il-le-gal-ment
"Il a stationné sa voiture illégalement."
illegal
Transliteration: i-le-ɡal
"Sie haben das Gebäude illegal betreten."
illegalmente
Transliteration: il-le-gal-men-te
"Il software è stato scaricato illegalmente."
ilegalmente
Transliteration: i-le-gal-men-te
"Cazar animales en este parque está prohibido e ilegalmente se hace a menudo."
ilegalmente
Transliteration: i-le-gal-men-tʃi
"Eles cruzaram a fronteira ilegalmente."
अवैध रूप से
Transliteration: avaidh roop se
"उसने अवैध रूप से इमारत में प्रवेश किया।"
非法地
Transliteration: fēifǎ de
"他非法获得了这些机密文件。"
불법적으로
Transliteration: bulbeopjeogeuro
"그들은 불법적으로 국경을 넘었다."
不法に
Transliteration: fuhō ni
"彼は不法にソフトウェアをコピーした。"
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