Definition of illegals Illegals

/ɪliˈgʌlz/ - [ileegulz] -

We found 5 definitions of illegals from 2 different sources.

What does illegals mean?

Wiktionary

illegals (Noun)
Multiple emigrants residing illegally in a country.
illegals (Noun)
Plural of illegal.

Part of speech

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illegals, noun, plural of illegal.

WordNet

Adjective
illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
		legal allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"
		illegitimate contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
		irregular not occurring at expected times
		unlawful contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
		legality lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
		amerciable of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge
		banned, prohibited forbidden by law
		black-market, bootleg, contraband, smuggled, black distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"
		felonious, criminal guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"
		ill-gotten, dirty unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing"
		embezzled, misappropriated taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds"
		extrajudicial beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted; "an extrajudicial penalty"
		extralegal, nonlegal not regulated or sanctioned by law; "there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances"
		hot marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
		outlawed, illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, unlawful contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
		ineligible not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits"
		misbranded, mislabeled branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements; "confiscated the misbranded drugs"
		punishable, penal liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"
		under-the-counter done or sold illicitly and secretly;

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Wiktionary

illegal (Noun)
An illegal immigrant .
illegal (Noun)
An illegal resident spy.
illegal (Adjective)
Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law .
illegal (Adjective)
Forbidden by established rules.
illegal (Adjective)
Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
illegal (Adjective)
Being an illegal immigrant ; residing in a country illegally.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

illegal (a.)
Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

illegal
Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
illegal
Not conforming to, permitted by, or recognised by law or rules.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

illegal
il-lē′gal, adj. contrary to law.—v.t. Illē′galīse, to render unlawful.—n. Illegal′ity, the quality or condition of being illegal.—adv. Illē′gally