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illegally

/ɪˈliːɡəli/adverb4 syllables

Illegally means: in an illegal manner.

Synonyms for illegally6

adverb, as in in an illegal manner

illicitly, lawlessly

also used for illegally

criminally, forbiddenly, illegitimately, unlawfully

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What does illegally mean?1

adverb

1

in an illegal manner“they dumped the waste illegally”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with illegally?1

three syllables

legally
Show 21 near rhymes
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Illegally in a sentence

  • Twenty narwhals were caught illegally, and nine persons were charged.VoiceLessQ
  • If you continue staying here illegally, the police will catch you.tsp_2
  • A lot of bicycles are illegally parked in front of the station.CK
  • Cars parked illegally on this street will be impounded.darinmex
  • They began to import liquor illegally to sell for high prices.Source_VOA
  • Many people are living illegally in the country.bart
  • Miroslav was driving a car with illegally tinted windows.Amastan
  • Pangolins are the world's most illegally trafficked animal.Hybrid

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