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ilegal
illegal /i.leˈɡal/
adjective#1669 most common
Also: unlawful, against the law
Example sentences
Furtul este ilegal.
Theft is illegal.
Parcarea aici este ilegală.
Parking here is illegal.
Poliția a închis o afacere ilegală din centrul orașului.
The police shut down an illegal business in the city center.
Mulți tineri cumpără arme ilegale pe internet, fără să știe riscurile.
Many young people buy illegal weapons online, without knowing the risks.
Parlamentul a votat o lege prin care declară ilegale toate formele de discriminare la angajare.
Parliament passed a law declaring all forms of hiring discrimination illegal.
Deși practicile erau ilegale de ani buni, autoritățile au închis ochii până când scandalul a ajuns în presă.
Although the practices had been illegal for years, the authorities turned a blind eye until the scandal reached the press.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ilegal (m) / ilegală (f) | ilegali (m) / ilegale (f) |
| Genitive | ilegal (m) / ilegală (f) | ilegali (m) / ilegale (f) |
| Accusative | ilegal (m) / ilegală (f) | ilegali (m) / ilegale (f) |
| Vocative | ilegal (m) / ilegală (f) | ilegali (m) / ilegale (f) |
Word family
legallawful, legallegelaw
legalitatelegality
ilegalitateillegality, an illegal act
a legalizato legalize
Etymology
Ilegal entered Romanian in the 19th century as part of a wave of French and Latin borrowings that modernized Romanian legal and administrative vocabulary. It comes from French illégal, itself built on Latin illegalis: the negative prefix in- (assimilated to il- before l) plus legalis, an adjective derived from lex, legis, meaning law. The word simply means not legal.
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