Illegal
Illegal adjective - Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules.
Usage example: an illegal chess move
Ill-gotten and illegal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ill-gotten" instead an adjective "Illegal".
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
Ill-gotten
Ill-gotten adjective - Obtained illegally or by improper means.
Usage example: ill-gotten gains
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Illegal and ill-gotten are semantically related. You can use "Illegal" instead an adjective phrase "Ill-gotten".
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