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illegal

/ɪˈli.ɡəl/ noun C2
  1. Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs. (colloquial)
  2. A spy operating abroad illegally and under non-official cover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.

Plural illegals

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“You mean that he has a great income and that he must earn it in an illegal fashion?”
The Valley of Fear, p. 15 · C1
It is not illegal, however, to keep a lunatic upon private premises so long as there is a qualified person in attendance and that the authorities have been duly notified.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · B2
At that time, it was illegal for enslaved people to learn.
The Life of Frederick Douglass, p. 1 · B1

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