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" Illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. We have people waiting to come here legally. And we should not be rewarding people who have come here illegally."
John Barrasso

Meaning of "illegally" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ILLEGALLY

ɪˈliːɡəlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLEGALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illegally is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ILLEGALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Illegal

Illegal, or unlawful, is used to describe something that is prohibited or not authorized by law. Illegal may also refer to: ▪ Law ▪ Crime, the practice of breaking the law ▪ An illegal immigrant - see illegal immigration ▪ Illegal resident spy ▪ Entertainment ▪ Illegal, a British film ▪ Illegal, an American film ▪ Illegal, a 2010 Belgian film ▪ Illegal, a 1990s rap group ▪ "Illegal", a track from pop singer Shakira's 2005 release, Oral Fixation Vol. 2...

Definition of illegally in the English dictionary

The definition of illegally in the dictionary is in an illegal manner. Other definition of illegally is in contravention of a code of official or accepted rules.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLEGALLY

acromegaly · argali · beggarly · cardiomegaly · eagerly · egally · frugally · fugally · giggly · jiggly · jingly · jungly · legally · meagerly · meagrely · mygale · niggly · regally · uneagerly · viceregally

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLEGALLY

illegal · illegal alien · illegal immigrant · illegalisation · illegalise · illegality · illegalization · illegalize · illegibility · illegible · illegibleness · illegibly · illegitimacy · illegitimate · illegitimately · illegitimateness · illiberal · illiberalism

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLEGALLY

actually · automatically · centrifugally · conjugally · diphthongally · especially · eventually · extralegally · finally · gally · generally · normally · originally · prodigally · really · specifically · totally · typically · ultracentrifugally · vagally

Synonyms and antonyms of illegally in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «illegally» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ILLEGALLY

Find out the translation of illegally to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of illegally from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illegally» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

非法
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ilegalmente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

illegally
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अवैध रूप से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل غير قانوني
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

незаконно
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ilegalmente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অবৈধভাবে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

illégalement
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Secara haram
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

illegal
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

違法に
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

불법
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ilegal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất hợp pháp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டவிரோதமாக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बेकायदेशीरपणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yasadışı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

abusivamente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

nielegalnie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

незаконно
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

ilegal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράνομα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwettig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olagligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulovlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illegally

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLEGALLY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of illegally
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «illegally».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about illegally

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10 QUOTES WITH «ILLEGALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illegally.
1
Joe Arpaio
I would have liked to see where we would have the authority to arrest illegal aliens just by being here illegally and book them into our jails, but that's not going to happen.
2
John Barrasso
Illegal immigration continues to be a major problem in the United States. We have people waiting to come here legally. And we should not be rewarding people who have come here illegally.
3
John Culberson
Foreign nationals entering the United States illegally who are taken into custody by the Border Protection Corps or by State or local law enforcement authorities must be promptly delivered to a federal law enforcement authority.
4
Nina Dobrev
I went on a date once with a police officer, unbeknownst to me. I thought he was a regular guy. And when I found out that he was a police officer... I wasn't so into it. I got paranoid that I would illegally cross the street and get a ticket for jay walking.
5
John Doolittle
The other thing I like, in fact, several months ago I introduced a bill to end the absurd catch and release policy where our government has been giving tickets, essentially, to people who enter illegally and then letting them go and show up of their own volition.
6
Daniel Ek
There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
7
Virginia Foxx
China is crippling our manufacturing economy and eliminating our jobs by illegally flooding our markets.
8
Elton Gallegly
It is our hope that in future discussions with the Mexican government, you will encourage Mexico to do its part to address illegal immigration rather than encourage their citizens to illegally enter the U.S.
9
Virgil Goode
It is a sign of the times that the absence of meaningful ID requirements in many states leaves our voting process vulnerable to fraud and allows legal votes to be cancelled out by illegally cast ballots.
10
Virgil Goode
Amnesty is the magnet. Other magnets that you mentioned are anchor babies who get benefits in this country and employer deductions for employees, even if they are here illegally, which Mr. King is addressing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLEGALLY»

Discover the use of illegally in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illegally and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Illegally Iced: A Donut Shop Mystery
Illegally Iced Jessica Beck Donut shop owner Suzanne Hart knows how to treat her customers.
Jessica Beck, 2012
2
Illegally Incarcerated: No Justice, No Peace
Sentenced before a death qualifying jury when there was no death penalty is a sin within itself!Pearlina S. Story, Activist for JusticeCOURT ASSAILS APPEAL DELAY; CONVICTED KILLER GETS HEARING AFTER 11 YEARS----------------------- ...
Pearlina S. Story, 2010
3
Spider's Web: The Secret History of How the White House ...
Recounts how President Bush secretly supported arms shipments to Iraq, only to have to confront Iraq over the invasion of Kuwait
Alan Friedman, 1993
4
Getting Your Hands on the Evidence
Illegally Obtained Evidence If consent to enter land cannot be obtained, the courts are split on the issue of whether to admit evidence illegally obtained by a party in civil cases. Compare, e.g., Sackler v. Sackler, 15 N.Y. 2d 40, 42-43, 203 N.E. ...
Ronald S. Beitman, 2005
5
Illegally Dead
Packed with suspense and with the exciting history of the Crowsnest Pass area, Illegally Dead will delight mystery lovers and Canadian history enthusiasts alike.
Joan Donaldson-Yarmey, 2008
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Illegally Dead
When Corvinus receives a letter, with a tantalising PS, from his adopted daughter, Marilla, mentioning there might have been a murder, he hot-foots it to Castrimoenium at once.
David Wishart, 2011
7
Living "Illegal": The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration
A new preface by the authors frames these stories in light of recent policy developments, as well as the 2012 elections and possible shifts ahead.
Marie Marquardt, Timothy Steigenga, Philip Williams, 2013
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Fruit of the poisonous tree: evidence derived from illegally ...
This is so even though a criminal law practitioner is not infrequently faced with a brief of evidence which contains evidence which has been derived from other evidence which itself was illegally or improperly obtained.Described variously ...
Kerri Mellifont, 2009
9
Illegally Dead
Tony Conte, ex-Special Forces medic and martial arts expert turned nurse, is stretched to his limit when the legal and medical professions' traditional combat zone turns deadly.
Gregg E. Brickman, 2011
10
Discovering Computers 2009: Complete
In a recent survey, more than 50 percent of students and 25 percent of instructors admitted that they illegally had copied, or illegally would copy, software. Microsoft , a leading software manufacturer, estimates that almost 25 percent of software ...
Gary Shelly, Misty Vermaat, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLEGALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illegally is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Arizona cop illegally enters home, arrests naked woman: 'I was in …
Even as an investigation determined that Rose illegally entered the home, the policeman managed to retire and start collecting his pension. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Illegally parked SUV blocks ambulance's route to hospital - NY Daily …
An FDNY ambulance crew responding to a 911 call in Hamilton Heights needed backup Thursday when they couldn't get past an illegally ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Amber Heard Charged With Illegally Smuggling Johnny Depp's …
SYDNEY (AP) — Johnny Depp's wife, Amber Heard, has been charged with illegally bringing the couple's dogs to Australia — an incident that ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
france 24 - Saudi royals 'illegally' close off French public beach …
The Saudi royal family has infuriated residents of a French Riviera town by blocking off a secluded private beach it intends to have exclusive ... «FRANCE 24, Jul 15»
5
AL police chief sold gun, ammo to person living in US illegally
FRANKLIN, AL (WTVM) - An East Alabama police chief has found himself on the other side of the law. Federal investigators confirm that ... «WTVM, Jul 15»
6
Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard charged with illegally taking dogs …
Johnny Depp's wife, actress Amber Heard, has been charged over illegally bringing dogs Boo and Pistol into Australia on a private jet and is ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Birdman suing Jay Z's Tidal for $50m as 'it is illegally using Lil …
Birdman's Cash Money Records filed the lawsuit which claims that Tidal is illegally using Wayne's songs, which it says it has exclusive rights to. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Teen loses hand after Middlefield company allows him to operate …
Teen loses hand after Middlefield company allows him to operate machine illegally. Posted 9:21 pm, July 16, 2015, by Kaily Cunningham · Facebook · Twitter ... «fox8.com, Jul 15»
9
DC may owe illegally ticketed motorists $1-million dollars
DC may owe illegally ticketed motorists $1-million dollars. If you've ever gotten a DC parking ticket for parking under a bridge, the District may ... «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
10
Mount Vernon man convicted of entering country illegally - KWWL.com
They say Vasquez-Pacheco came back to the U.S. illegally in 2010 and was arrested by immigration officers in Mount Vernon on March 17 of ... «kwwl.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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