Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for illicit

illicit

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Jeju residents have shown concern over the presence of illicit drugs on their coastlines.

Read more on BBC

She Zhijiang, a Chinese national accused of building an illicit gambling empire in South East Asia, is being extradited to China - ending his years-long battle against the order.

Read more on BBC

He told the DOJ to investigate meat packers for “illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation.”

Hegseth said, without providing evidence, that both boats were known by U.S. intelligence to be associated with illicit drug smuggling and were carrying drugs at the time of the strikes.

Ali stresses that a small percentage of Kurds based in the UK are involved: "Maybe a minority in the community are involved in this illicit business - damaging the whole community."

Read more on BBC

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement