Illegal vs. Legal

Illegal vs. Legal — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Illegal and Legal

Illegaladjective

Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

This is illegal, you know!Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollutiontheir illegal mining operations in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, are protected by officials and police paid to look the other way – and powerful customers in the construction industry who prefer not to ask too many questions.

Legaladjective

Relating to the law or to lawyers.

legal profession

Illegaladjective

Forbidden by established rules.

Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.

Legaladjective

Having its basis in the law.

legal precedent

Illegaladjective

Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.

Legaladjective

Being allowed or prescribed by law.

legal motion
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Illegaladjective

Being or doing something illegally.

illegal immigrant;illegal logger;illegal pilot

Legaladjective

(informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.

Illegaladjective

Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

Legalnoun

The legal department of a company.

Legal wants this in writing.

Illegalnoun

(obsolete) An illegal act or technique.

Legalnoun

Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).

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Illegalnoun

Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.

Legalnoun

(countable) A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.

Illegalnoun

An illegal immigrant.

Legaladjective

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

Illegalnoun

(espionage) A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

Legaladjective

of or relating to jurisprudence;

legal loophole

Illegaladjective

prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules;

an illegal chess move

Legaladjective

having legal efficacy or force;

a sound title to the property

Legaladjective

relating to or characteristic of the profession of law;

the legal profession

Legaladjective

allowed by official rules;

a legal pass receiver