Illegal
Illegal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
Violating and illegal are semantically related. in against the law topic. In some cases you can use "Violating" instead an adjective "Illegal".
Nearby Words: illegality, illegally
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- In the Kushiel's Legacy universe, things can get plenty kinky, but there are rules in place and violating them isn't just illegal, it's heresy.
Source: Safe, Sane and Consensual - It's also illegal to not know the laws, so they are always violating the law somehow.
Source: Morton's Fork - Alex Cabot acknowledged violating someone's constitutional rights with an illegal search and seizure, but still got the evidence admitted because she didn't violate the defendant's rights.
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Violating and Illegal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/illegal/violating
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