illegal
Example Sentences
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If a voter sees federal agents at polling places in a manner that may be illegal, Diaz said, they should alert their local election officials.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was not the first time a wildfire had prompted such criticism, which has lead to multiple lawsuits and a ruling that the plan’s smoke damage policy was illegal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
But Nacua’s penalty for an illegal block stymied the possession, and Stafford’s fourth-down pass for tight end Tyler Higbee fell incomplete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
"They would see it as an illegal and immoral order."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
A counselor from another house comes around every few days and goes through all your stuff to make sure you don’t have nothin’ illegal.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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