Evil
Illegal
Illegal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
Usage example: it is illegal to import those birds into this country
Evil and illegal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Illegal".
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In Runaways, the team has to deal with this after taking down their evil parents, who ran all the illegal activities anywhere within range of LA.
Source: Evil Power Vacuum -
Not quite; it's illegal to publicly disseminate Gorgoroth music and lyrics because of copyright law, not because anybody believes that writing in general is evil.
Source: New Media Are Evil - Linton is so utterly loathsome and charmless that viewers find themselves rooting for the evil-but-charming Malcolm, even when this means willing him to help start an illegal war.
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