Illegal
Illegal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
Stolen and illegal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stolen" instead an adjective "Illegal".
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Bandits and thieves gather there to sell goods that are illegal or stolen.
Source: Literature / The Iron Teeth - It was only illegal because Happosai decided it was illegal, and he only declared it illegal because he once burned up some stolen lingerie with it by accident.
Source: I Thought It Was Forbidden - In an early episode of The Simpsons, when Homer gets an illegal cable hookup the cable guy comes by later with some stolen merchandise he thinks Homer might be interested in.
Source: Your Door Was Open
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Stolen and Illegal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/illegal/stolen
Illegal & Stolen. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/illegal/stolen>.
Stolen or Illegal. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/illegal/stolen.
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