illegally

illegally
illegal ADJECTIVE contrary to or forbidden by law.
DERIVATIVES illegality noun illegally adverb.
USAGE Both illegal and unlawful can mean ‘contrary to or forbidden by law’, but unlawful has a broader meaning ‘not permitted by rules’: thus handball in soccer is unlawful, but not illegal.

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