Used in a Sentence

illegally

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for illegally.

Editorial note

That someone does it illegally and deviously, you have no choice but to completely rip out everything they did.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

In a manner contrary to law.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of illegally gathered in one view.

adverb

In a manner contrary to law.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for illegally.

Example sentences

1

That someone does it illegally and deviously, you have no choice but to completely rip out everything they did.

2

My brain went to DeCSS, which, weirdly, the DVD licensing company lost because enough people had (illegally?) published it.

3

And when I say Mexicans, I don't mean the ones in Mexico - I mean the ones in the USA illegally right now.

4

Gang criminality can be fought of more easily simply because it will harder for them to earn money illegally.

5

There is no way to really know without being AirBnb + knowing which apartment complexes sublet illegally.

6

If they checked acoustic signature wouldn't it still work with illegally downloaded music?

7

He and his team once illegally flew into Belarussian airspace and dropped several hundred teddybears carrying pro-democracy messages out of a plane Woah!

8

It's one thing to break up a dumb taxi/hotel cartel by allocating capital more efficiently through iphone apps and good customer service (albeit illegally).

9

Because a lot of the sports they screen illegally are pay-per-view.

10

They enter and remain the country illegally, thus they are illegal.

11

Most likely the emails were illegally stolen but they were also the part of the data that legally needed to be released to the public.

12

You could watch high quality streaming video from the internet in 2000, (and download and watch movies illegally), on internet connections comparable to the speed of today.

Quote examples

1

Really, the modal circumstance for police-involved fatality in the US is "engage in a confrontation with police while illegally armed with a firearm".

2

Obtaining property "technically lawfully" but actually illegally is not going to survive.

3

For example, the Court ruled that Apple unlawfully/illegally fixed e-book prices[1], yet that is not criminal nor to we go around calling Apple an "illegal company".

4

Wow, so the response to squatters illegally living in a office building that is zoned non-residential is "you should figure out a way to make the office building legal to live in"?!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use illegally in a sentence?

That someone does it illegally and deviously, you have no choice but to completely rip out everything they did.

What does illegally mean?

In a manner contrary to law.

What part of speech is illegally?

illegally is commonly used as adverb.