Definition of illegal
(Entry 1 of 2)
illegal
nounDefinition of illegal (Entry 2 of 2)
sometimes disparaging + offensive
: a person who enters or lives in a country without the documentation required for legal entry or residence
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The first known use of illegal was in 1538
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