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illicit Definition


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illicit
adj
    1. Not permitted by law, rule or social custom.
      Thesaurus: clandestine, forbidden, prohibited, criminal, illegal, felonious, contraband, illegitimate, immoral, improper, inadmissible; Antonym: legal, authorized.
Derivative: illicitly
adverb
    Derivative: illicitness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin illicitus.



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