illegal

Example Sentences

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Every lower court that has considered the issue has found the order illegal and prevented it from taking effect.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

Wong Kim Ark “concerned children of aliens with a lawful domicile in the United States, not children of temporarily present aliens or illegal aliens.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In France - one of a number of countries where genetic testing is illegal without a medical prescription due to privacy laws - the government has condemned the decision as "a step backwards".

From BBC

Criticism of the government is illegal in the UAE, and it exercises strict control over the flow information out of the country.

From BBC