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Definition of Illegal
(adjective) Prohibited by law.
Illegal Pronunciation
Syllabification: il·le·gal
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /i-lEEgUHl/
- British English – /i-lEEgUHl/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ɪˈligəl/
- British English – /ɪˈliːɡəl/
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Additional Information
- Crime and Law Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “illegal” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
- crime
- criminal justice system
- criminology
- illegal
- law
- nonviolent crime
- penology
- police
- sanction
- State
Cite the Definition of Illegal
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “illegal.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 18, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/illegal/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
illegal. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/illegal/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “illegal.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/illegal/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“illegal.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/illegal/>.