illegal

Example Sentences

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Oregon’s Worker Fraud Protection Act makes it illegal to “falsely impersonate” a union representative and imposes fines for infractions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The Ashley Madison scandal was embarrassing but not illegal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Starlink devices are expensive as well as illegal, so those who have access tend to be relatively wealthy.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Thomas and Gorsuch expressed serious doubts that the statute actually exonerates platforms for “deliberately structuring” in a way that could “facilitate” illegal and dangerous activity.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

She'd spent so many hours drawing maps based on her research—winding high streets full of eccentric shops, shady low streets full of illegal goods, and the networks of cable wires pulling air-trolleys overhead.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton