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illegal(adjective, illegal, permitted, prohibition, sanctioned)
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illegitimate(adjective, legal, illegal, permitted, sanctioned)
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illicit(adjective, legal, illegal, forbidden, undueness)
14
unofficial(adjective, informal, permitted, sanctioned, illegality)
13
unsanctioned(adjective, illegal, permitted, pirate, sanctioned)
12
prohibited(adjective, prohibition, unapproved)
12
unlawful(adjective, illegal, permitted, sanctioned, undueness)
9
forbidden(adjective, illegal, unapproved)
9
unlicensed(adjective, illegal, prohibition)
8
unauthorised
8
unwarranted(adjective, permitted, laxity, sanctioned, illegality)
7
unconstitutional(adjective, illegal, permitted, sanctioned, undueness)
6
criminal(adjective, illegal)
6
felonious(adjective, illegal)
6
informal(adjective, illegality)
6
unapproved(adjective, permitted, sanctioned)
6
verboten(adjective, illegal)
6
wrongful(adjective, illegal, permitted, sanctioned)
5
bootleg(adjective, illegal)
5
contraband(adjective, prohibition, unlawful)
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