adjective · rare

illicit

illicit · more illicit · most illicit

кримінальний, злочинний

незаконный, недозволенный, неположенный

verboten, unzulässig, rechtswidrig, unerlaubt

Not approved by law, but not invalidNot approved by law, but not invalid.

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/ɪˈlɪsɪt/

» Sami was having an illicit affair.

Meaning

3 senses

Not approved by law, but not invalid.
The bigamous marriage, while illicit, was not invalid.
недозволенныйnedozvolennyj
contrary to or forbidden by law
Breaking social norms.
unerlaubt, verboten, unzulässig
неположенныйnepoložennyj
Unlawful.
rechtswidrig
незако́нныйnezakónnyj

Examples

15 sentences

Sami was having an illicit affair.
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Sami didn't stop the illicit relationship.
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He uses bitcoins to purchase illicit drugs.
ruОн покупает за биткоины запрещённые наркотики.
deEr benutzt Bitcoin, um illegale Drogen zu kaufen.
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Their illicit romance was both dangerous and exciting.
deDie verbotene Liebe zwischen den beiden war ebenso aufregend wie gefährlich.
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Sami was too involved in an illicit relationship.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

lacking licitness:

breaking social norms:

unlawful:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

breaking social norms:

unlawful:

Origin

Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed,

Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”). By surface analysis, il- + licit.

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