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illicitly

/ˈɪɫɪsɪtɫi/ adv

In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally, or inappropriately.

Word Origin Illicit comes from Latin in- 'not' and licitus 'permitted' — so it's literally 'not allowed.' The root licere 'to be permitted' also gives us license (permission) and licentious (taking too much permission). Illicitly is the adverb form, doing something without permission.

adv In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally, or inappropriately.

The company was fined for illicitly dumping industrial waste into the river.

(副词) 非法地；违法地；不正当地

该公司因非法将工业废水排入河流而被罚款。

(adverbio) ilícitamente; ilegalmente; clandestinamente; de forma ilícita; ilegalmente [De manera ilícita; ilegal, inmoral o inapropiadamente.]

La empresa fue multada por vertir ilegalmente residuos industriales al río.

(adverbe) illicitement; illégalement; frauduleusement [De manière illicite, illégale ou contraire à la morale.]

L'entreprise a été condamnée à une amende pour avoir déversé **illicitly** des déchets industriels dans la rivière.

(Adverb) illegalerweise; unerlaubterweise; unrechtmäßig [Auf unerlaubte, unmoralische oder unangemessene Weise.]

Das Unternehmen wurde bestraft, weil es **illicitly** Industrieabfälle in den Fluss geleitet hatte.

(副詞) 違法に；不道徳に；不適切に

その会社は違法に産業廃棄物を川へ流し込んだとして罰金を科せられた。

(advérbio) ilicitamente; ilegalmente; de forma ilícita [De maneira ilícita; ilegalmente, imoralmente ou inapropriadamente.]

A empresa foi multada por despejar ilegalmente resíduos industriais no rio.

Synonyms: illegally unlawfully criminally wrongfully improperly immorally unethically corruptly Antonyms: legally lawfully legitimately properly

Related words

licit license licentious licentiate licensure

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