Legal

/ˈliː.ɡəl/

Antonyms for "legal" (72 found)

Adjective(32 words)

adulterine badcriminal activitycriminal casecriminal illegalitycriminal patterncriminal statute violationdodgiest dodgy felonious forbidden illegalillegal activityillegal ruleillegitimate businessillicitineligible personlawlesslawless economylegal wrongdoing

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material unlawfulnessnonjuridical nonlegalnonstatutory statuspirated piratical prohibited seditious unlawfulunlawful conduct policyunlicensed wrongful

Noun(30 words)

black bootleg bootlegging burglarizing contraband criminalcriminal actcriminal processdelinquent foulhot wirehuman traffickingillegal actillegitimate lawbreaking littering lootingmost illegitimateoutlaw pirate

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poaching profiteering robbing shoplifting siphoning speakeasy stealing swindling swiping vigilante

Verb(10 words)

banned bootlegged filched interdicted outlawed peddle racketeered smuggled stolen trespassed

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