illicit
Example Sentences
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BAT South Africa said it would cease cigarette production in South Africa because of “the devastating impact of the illicit cigarette trade” in the country.
The first begins as a familiar sort of love-in-wartime drama, with an illicit relationship between the daughter of a rabbi and a German Jewish officer.
Blood obtained, I observed to her repeatedly, through illicit means.
From Literature
Low oil prices and plentiful supply are giving U.S. and European leaders a rare window to do something about illicit trading without triggering a fresh bout of energy inflation for their voters.
A second tanker - the M/T Sophia - was accused by the US of "conducting illicit activities" and boarded in the Caribbean.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
