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Illicitly

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Adverb

1. illegitimately, illicitly

in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom

Example Sentences:
'He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold'

2. illegally, illicitly, lawlessly

in an illegal manner

Example Sentences:
'they dumped the waste illegally'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Illicitly

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adjective
1.  another word for illegal
2. 
not allowed or approved by common custom, rule, or standard
illicit sexual relations

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Illicitly

see synonyms of illicitly
adjective
not allowed by law, custom, rule, etc.; unlawful; improper; prohibited; unauthorized

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Illicitly

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adj.
1. Not sanctioned by custom or law; improper or unlawful.
2. Linguistics Improperly formed; ungrammatical.

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