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illicitly
adverb
In an illegal manner
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adverb
In an illegal manner
“They dumped the waste illegally”
adverb
In a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
“He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold”
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They dumped the waste illegally
He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold
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