16
illegal(adjective, prohibition, unlawful, prohibited, illegality)
12
banned(adjective, unlawful, prohibited)
11
illicit(adjective, legal, unlawful, prohibited, forbidden)
11
forbidden(verb, adjective, unlawful, prohibited, outlawed)
10
bootleg(adjective, illegal, unlawful, prohibited)
9
unlawful(adjective, prohibited, illegality)
7
black-market
7
prohibited(adjective, prohibition, unlawful, illegality)
7
smuggled(adjective, unlawful)
7
unauthorized(adjective, prohibition, unlawful)
6
illegitimate(adjective, deception, legal, illegality)
5
hot(adjective, informal, unlawful, prohibited)
5
swag(noun, loot, production, plunder, trafficking)
5
bootlegging(noun, production, trafficking, piracy, wetbacking)
5
booty(noun, loot, plunder)
5
plunder(noun, loot, production, trafficking, piracy)
5
taboo(adjective, unlawful)
4
impermissible(adjective, prohibition, forbidden)
4
shut out(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, unwelcome)
4
smuggling(noun, production)
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