illicit

Pluralillicits

1. 1
   adjective

   Against the law and not allowed.

   The man was arrested for selling illicit drugs.

   Police found an illicit factory making fake watches.

   Similarillegal, unlawful, illegitimate, criminal

   Oppositelegal, lawful, legitimate

2. 2
   adjective

   Against what society thinks is right or proper.

   The two coworkers kept their illicit romance a secret.

   Eating cake in bed felt like an illicit treat.

   Similarforbidden, clandestine, improper

3. 3
   adjective

   In law, not allowed by the law, but still counted as real and binding.

   The deal was illicit, but the court said it still had to be followed.

   Their marriage was illicit under church rules, but it still counted.

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   Something that is not allowed by law, such as an illegal drug.

   The guards searched the cells for phones and other illicits.

   Cannabis is the illicit most often found at the border.

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