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{
"term": "illegal",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not allowed by the law",
"sensetop": "it is illegal to do somethingit is illegal for somebody to do something",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**illegal drugs/firearms/substances**"
},
{
"text": "She promised to crack down on **illegal immigration**."
},
{
"text": "**illegal immigrants/aliens**"
},
{
"text": "His **illegal activities** landed him in jail several times."
},
{
"text": "illegal mining/fishing/gambling"
},
{
"text": "These proposals are unethical and possibly illegal."
},
{
"text": "It's illegal to drive through a red light.",
"contextForm": "it is illegal to do something"
},
{
"text": "It is illegal for anyone under 18 to possess fireworks in a public place.",
"contextForm": "it is illegal for somebody to do something"
},
{
"text": "The sale of these knives should be made illegal."
},
{
"text": "Their action was judged illegal by the International Court."
},
{
"text": "They accused the government of engaging in an illegal war."
}
],
"topics": [
"Crime and punishment",
"Law and justice",
"Permission and obligation"
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
"adverb": ["highly", "blatantly", "clearly"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈliːɡl/",
"audio": "il/illegal/illegal__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈliːɡl/",
"audio": "il/illegal/illegal__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from French illégal or medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin in- ‘not’ + legalis ‘according to the law’."
}