Illegal
Illegal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
Refused and illegal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refused" instead an adjective "Illegal".
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- On the final fact (that in Atlanta, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole), he refused to buzz in...Tony: I'm not going for that!
Source: Radio / The Unbelievable Truth - He is arrested for collecting a six-leafed clover; Ozma made it illegal to collect such ingredients because people refused to obey her anti-magic law.
Source: Eye of Newt -
Cleopatra would have preferred for Caesar to name their son his heir (which was illegal under Roman law, as Caesarion was not a Roman citizen) and to rule jointly with him after Caesar left, but Caesar refused.
Source: Useful Notes / Cleopatra VII
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