Synonyms: illegal
Definition: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
Usage: an illegal chess move
Similar words: amerciable
Definition: of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge
Similar words: banned, prohibited
Definition: forbidden by law
Similar words: bootleg, contraband, smuggled, black, black-market
Definition: distributed or sold illicitly
Usage: the black economy pays no taxes
Similar words: criminal, felonious
Definition: involving or being or having the nature of a crime
Usage: a criminal offense; criminal abuse; felonious intent
Similar words: dirty, ill-gotten
Definition: obtained illegally or by improper means
Usage: dirty money; ill-gotten gains
Similar words: embezzled, misappropriated
Definition: taken for your own use in violation of a trust
Usage: the banker absconded with embezzled funds
Similar words: extrajudicial
Definition: beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted
Usage: an extrajudicial penalty
Similar words: extralegal, nonlegal
Definition: not regulated or sanctioned by law
Usage: there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances
Similar words: hot
Definition: recently stolen or smuggled
Usage: hot merchandise; a hot car
Similar words: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful
Definition: contrary to or forbidden by law
Usage: an illegitimate seizure of power; illicit trade; an outlaw strike; unlawful measures
Similar words: ineligible
Definition: prohibited by official rules
Usage: an ineligible pass receiver
Similar words: misbranded, mislabeled
Definition: branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements
Usage: confiscated the misbranded drugs
Similar words: penal, punishable
Definition: subject to punishment by law
Usage: a penal offense
Similar words: under-the-counter
Definition: done or sold illicitly and secretly;
Similar words: unratified
Definition: lacking legal authority
Usage: the unratified Equal Right Amendment