illicit
IPA: ɪɫˈɪsʌt
noun
- A banned or unlawful item.
adjective
- (law) Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- Breaking social norms.
- Unlawful.
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Examples of "illicit" in Sentences
- Error is error if you attend a licit or illicit Mass.
- Dealing and use of illicit drugs occurs on the streets.
- Domestic and foreign products are found in the illicit market.
- Beside, the illicit drugs in Bangladesh are cheap and contaminated.
- That is not the same as that so many use illicit drugs in the prison.
- She frequently does not indulge in the illicit activities of her friends.
- It also reported that it was being used as an adulterant in illicit drugs.
- Illicit arms trading characterized much of the last years of the Angolan war.
- During the early days of the war, there was illicit commerce across the river.
- A large amount of the illicit drug is later found in one of Ciel's warehouses.
- Of course, there will be skeptics who will surmise that he had been involved in illicit activities which lead to his death.
- Typically, the safety advice to travelers to Mexico is to avoid driving at night, don't wear flashy clothing or jewelry, don't engage in illicit conduct etc.
- Bank Mellat officials have denied engaging in illicit business and have told Iranian state-owned media that the U.S. has never provided any evidence to back its claims.
- The real fear over the bachelor girl was the state of her morals: a woman alone could engage in illicit relations with men and thus enjoy experiences formerly reserved for married women.
- The term illicit device contained with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act is argued to be limited to pirate or counterfeit decoders and therefore does not include decoders procured in this manner.
- Prosecution of those who require marihuana for medical purposes did not achieve any of the three objectives of the CDSA identified by the Crown: preventing harm, international treaty obligations, and control of the trade in illicit drugs.
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