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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
illegal adj	(against the law)	ilegal adj mf
	Taking things that aren't yours is illegal.
	Tomar cosas que no son tuyas es ilegal.
illegal adj	figurative (against the rules) (figurado)	ilegal adj mf
	The chess player wasn't paying attention and made an illegal move.
	El jugador de ajedrez no estaba prestando atención e hizo una jugada ilegal.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
illegal n	pejorative, offensive (illegal alien) (persona)	ilegal n común
	There are a lot of illegals working on the farms in this state.
	Hay muchos ilegales trabajando en granjas en este estado.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
illegal action n	(violation of law)	acto ilegal nm + adj
	Although many people do it, speeding is still an illegal action.
	Aunque mucha gente lo hace, el exceso de velocidad es un acto ilegal.
		delito nm
	Aunque mucha gente lo hace, el exceso de velocidad es un delito.
	(formal)	maniobra ilegal nf + adj
	Aunque mucha gente lo hace, el exceso de velocidad es una maniobra ilegal.
illegal alien n	([sb] unlawfully in a country)	inmigrante indocumentado n común + adj
		inmigrante ilegal n común + adj mf
	Philip was found to be an illegal alien and deported.
	Descubrieron que Phillip era un inmigrante indocumentado y lo deportaron.
illegal consideration n	(law: unlawful payment)	consideración ilegal loc nom f
		causa ilegal loc nom f
		causa ilícita loc nom f
illegal contract n	(law: unlawful agreement)	contrato ilegal nm + adj
		acuerdo ilegal nm + adj
illegal detention n	(holding [sb] in custody unlawfully)	detención ilegal nf + adj
	Illegal detention is recognized internationally as a human rights abuse.
	La detención ilegal se considera internacionalmente como una violación de los derechos humanos.
illegal operations npl	(illicit business dealings)	actividades ilegales nfpl + adj
	The oil company is being taken to court for illegal operations in Nigeria.
	La compañía petrolera está bajo investigación por presuntas actividades ilegales en Nigeria.
illegal per se adj	(law: inherently illegal)	ilegal per se loc adj
illegal tender n	(money that is not valid currency)	moneda no válida, moneda que no es de curso legal nf + loc adj

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'illegal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

abusive - against the law - backdoor - backstreet - balk - bang - black market - black marketeer - blind tiger - boodle - bootleg - bootlegger - break the law - champerty - child pornography - claim jumper - controlled substance - counterfeit - crime - crime rate - crime syndicate - criminal - criminalize - cybercrime - designer drug - dirty work - doping - drug - drug dealer - drug dealing - drug haul - drug lord - drug peddler - drug ring - drug smuggler - drug trafficking - drug-taking - eight ball - fly-tipping - forger - foul play - grab - gypsy cab - hacking - hate crime - illegal per se - illicit - in violation of law - infringement of copyright

Spanish:

ilegal - antirreglamentario - ilícito - de contrabando - arma prohibida - clandestino - estraperlo - hecho ilícito - importación ilegal - mantero - taxi pirata - tenencia ilícita - trabajo clandestino - uso sin derecho

Synonyms: unlawful, illicit, criminal, against the law, outside the law, more...

Collocations: [deport, arrest] illegals, is [prejudiced, racist] against illegals, arrested for [aiding, hiding, employing] illegals, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "illegal" in the title:

A rough-faced padlock had been forced from a door and an illegal entry effected - legal
believes that the exposure to illegal substances
botched illegal abortion
churning pertains to the illegal act of an agent - financial
crack down on illegal immigrants - grammar
difficulties faced by illegal immigrants
drug trafficking, illegal immigrant networks and prostitution rackets
enhancing: "...alcohol or illegal or perfomance enhancing drugs"
Even if thousands of women died from illegal abortions that doesn't mean abortion should be legal - grammar
even in countries where it is illegal...
Failing to act to prevent repetition of the illegal conduct would represent a further
Has long been illegal
He does take the odd illegal subsatance just to try them out
He was arrested for illegal arms possession
I Want You To Be Illegal
If Provisions shall be held illegal or unenforceable - legal
Illegal Alien
illegal but unenforced
Illegal Construction Moves
Illegal copywriting [copyrighting]
illegal crossings
illegal defense
illegal discrimination
illegal downloading/downloads
Illegal downloads
Illegal driving aids were found in the car, but Benetton was not punished - grammar
illegal drug/drugs
Illegal drugs terminology
illegal dumping of trash
Illegal entry
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