Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: illegal
IPA transcription: [,ɪl'iɡəl]
Pronunciations of illegal
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: illegal
    Meaning: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
Usage examples
  • The basket was empty, and never would hold anything illegal.
  • [I wish here to caution you against the supposition that I would do any act, or say a word towards helping servants to escape. Although I hate slavery so much, I keep my hands clear of any such wicked or illegal act.]
  • Not so soon, though, but that there was a great opposition in the Parliament to a celebrated paper put forth by Pym and Hampden and the rest, called 'THE REMONSTRANCE,' which set forth all the illegal acts that the King had ever done, but politely laid the blame of them on his bad advisers.
  • In combination they can divide the territory, visit every merchant and get larger orders at smaller cost. Supplies can be purchased more cheaply in large amounts, and shipments in car-load and train-load lots make possible special (sometimes illegal) concessions from railroads and from carriers on waterways.
  • He felt that he had been overreached by Captain Ratlin, and also that he had good grounds of suspecting his successful rival of being either directly or indirectly engaged in the illegal trade of the coast, and, determined, if possible, to discover his secret, he again became a frequent visitor of Don Leonardo's house, where he was sure to meet him constantly.
  • They would be obliged to act, and in such a manner as would leave no doubt that they had encroached on the national rights. An experiment of this nature would always be hazardous in the face of a constitution in any degree competent to its own defense, and of a people enlightened enough to distinguish between a legal exercise and an illegal usurpation of authority.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Canadians, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George W. Bush, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Rock–paper–scissors, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Swastika, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mumia Abu-Jamal, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording American football, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Disability, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Richard M. Daley, License CC BY-SA 4.0