Found 2 hits - Term: illicitly, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
illicit \illic"it\, a. l. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus,
p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. f. illicite.
see in- not, and license.
not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit
trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
1913 webster
one illicit . . . transaction always leads to another.
--burke.
-- illic"itly, adv. -- illic"itness, n.
1913 webster
see also:
in- license illic"itly illic"itness
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
illicitly
adv 1: in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; "he acted
illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold"
syn: illegitimately ant: legitimately, legitimately
2: in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally"
syn: illegally, lawlessly ant: legitimately
see also:
illegitimately legitimately illegally lawlessly
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