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Meaning of "illicitly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILLICITLY

illicitly  [ɪˈlɪsɪtlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLICITLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illicitly 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 ILLICITLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of illicitly in the English dictionary

The definition of illicitly in the dictionary is against the law. Other definition of illicitly is not allowed or approved by common custom, rule, or standard.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLICITLY


approximately
əˈprɒksɪmɪtlɪ
brightly
ˈbraɪtlɪ
complicitly
kəmˈplɪsɪtlɪ
definitely
ˈdɛfɪnɪtlɪ
dulcetly
ˈdʌlsɪtlɪ
explicitly
ɪkˈsplɪsɪtlɪ
fortunately
ˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ
greatly
ˈɡreɪtlɪ
implicitly
ɪmˈplɪsɪtlɪ
inexplicitly
ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪsɪtlɪ
lately
ˈleɪtlɪ
licitly
ˈlɪsɪtlɪ
lightly
ˈlaɪtlɪ
nightly
ˈnaɪtlɪ
secretly
ˈsiːkrɪtlɪ
slightly
ˈslaɪtlɪ
tacitly
ˈtæsɪtlɪ
tightly
ˈtaɪtlɪ
ultimately
ˈʌltɪmɪtlɪ
unfortunately
ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLICITLY

illiberal
illiberalism
illiberality
illiberally
illiberalness
Illich
illicit
illicitness
Illimani
illimitability
illimitable
illimitableness
illimitably
illinium
Illinoian
Illinois
Illinoisan
Illinoisian
illiquid
illite

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLICITLY

adroitly
apparently
constantly
correctly
counterfeitly
currently
decrepitly
directly
exactly
fitly
frequently
honestly
independently
maladroitly
mostly
perfectly
recently
significantly
straitly
unfitly

Synonyms and antonyms of illicitly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «illicitly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILLICITLY

Find out the translation of illicitly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of illicitly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illicitly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ilícitamente
570 millions of speakers

English

illicitly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवैध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بصورة غير مشروعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаконно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ilicitamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেআইনি ভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

illicitement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara haram
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verbotenerweise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Illicitly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất hợp pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்ட விரோதமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेफामपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaçak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

illecitamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nielegalnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незаконно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ilicit
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

illicitly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulovlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illicitly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLICITLY»

The term «illicitly» is regularly used and occupies the 78.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLICITLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «illicitly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «illicitly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLICITLY»

Discover the use of illicitly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illicitly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
National Health Data Dictionary 2012 version 16
Identifying and definitional attributes Metadata item type: METeOR identifier: Registration status: DSS type: Metadata items in this Data Set Specification 1 Substance used illicitly indicator 2 Type of substance used illicitly Surgery for cancer ...
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
2
National Community Services Data Dictionary, version 7: 2012
Identifying and definitional attributes Metadata item type: Data Element Technical name: Person—substance used illicitly indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N METeOR identifier: 365254 Registration status: Community ...
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
3
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (2008)
Every year, Indian counter-narcotics forces eradicate areas in which opium poppy grows wild or is illicitly cultivated. On average, about 2,000 kg of opium derived from illicitly cultivated opium poppy are seized annually in India. However, the ...
‎2009
4
Legislative Guides for the Implementation of the United ...
Secondly, since one of the elements of this illicit manufacturing offence is that the parts and components must themselves have been "illicitly trafficked", it may be advisable to include in any domestic criminal offence provision language ...
‎2004
5
Medieval Poor Law: A Sketch of Canonical Theory and Its ...
A somewhat more subtle point arose in connection with money that was acquired illicitly but not by actual theft. Stephanus Tornacensis argued that a thief could derive no spiritual benefit from giving alms, since they were given against the will  ...
Brian Tierney, 1959
6
International Law and the Protection of Cultural Heritage
Time limitations The time limitations that apply to a claim for the restitution of stolen objects is also applied to the request for the return of illicitly exported cultural objects. Article 5(5) thus substantially replicates article 3(1) by providing that: Any ...
Craig Forrest, 2012
7
Report of the International Narcotics Control Board 2004: 2005
This annual report from the International Narcotics Control Board gives an extensive analysis of illicit drug abuse and the efforts to control it at the national and international level.
International Narcotics Control Board, 2005
8
ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific ...
Fight. against. Corruption. and. Restitution. of. Illicitly. Acquired. Assets: Switzerland's. Practice. in. Dealing. with. Politically. Exposed. Persons. ( Pascal G ossin) Pascal Gossin Chief of Section for International Legal Assistance Federal  ...
OECD, 2010
9
Homeland Security: Efforts to Prevent Heroin from Illicitly ...
They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.
U S Government Accountability Office (G, U. S. Government Accountability Office (, 2013
10
A Contrite Heart: Prosecution and Redemption in the ...
The penance for drinking [what has been touched] by an eagle or a crow or a blackbird or a rooster or a hen is 50 days on bread and water.46 The penance for drinking illicitly what has been touched by a cat is five days on bread and water. 47 ...
Abigail Firey, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLICITLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illicitly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Investigators Warn New Additive to Heroin is Lethal - WBAY.com
“We do have information that bulk shipments are coming in illicitly from other countries, being smuggled in, and that is going to be used to put ... «WBAY, Jul 15»
2
Photo: Nikki Loehr
... the 20 days the prison is allotted in which to address one's grievance — and then he failed to respond even by that illicitly extended deadline. «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
3
Artifacts seized in Gettysburg during Reed investigation, store owner …
... on Tuesday, including using public money while in office to illicitly obtain artifacts and other memorabilia, according to the Associated Press. «Evening Sun, Jul 15»
4
Ex-Elgin cop official pleads guilty to ID theft, gets probation - Elgin …
Assistant State's Attorney Bill Engerman said that on 13 occasions over a three-week period in August 2010, Beeter illicitly accessed the ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Tiger-trade crackdown boosts lion-bone sales : Nature News …
The report authors say that better distinguishing legally sold lion parts from other illicitly traded parts would help to impede unsanctioned ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
6
North Korea could produce 'military-size batches of anthrax' at …
... also has an active large-scale sanctions busting effort to illicitly procure the equipment for the Pyongyang Bio-technical Institute,” she wrote. «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
The Race Is On To Connect The World - BuzzFeed News
In Cuba, a service called El Paquete involves illicitly uploading large chunks of data to individual hard drives. “People love it,” said Freitas, “but ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
8
Column One: Obama's age of nuclear chaos - Opinion - Jerusalem …
That deal doesn't merely show that the US is unwilling to exact a price from states that illicitly develop nuclear weapons. The US and its allies ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
9
Crack down on 'illicit brew' which has killed 7000 in … - Coastweek
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government has claimed to intensify the fight against illicitly brewed alcohol which is said to have killed more ... «Coastweek, Jul 15»
10
EDITORIAL | Gun tax's aim off-target
Instead, those guns are acquired illicitly, through unlawful purchases or by taking them from family members who purchased them legally, such ... «Madison Park Times, Jul 15»

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