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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom;
- Example: "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold"
[syn: illegitimately, illicitly]

2. in an illegal manner;
- Example: "they dumped the waste illegally"
[syn: illegally, illicitly, lawlessly]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Illicit \Il*lic"it\, a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus, p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite. See In- not, and License.] Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure. [1913 Webster] One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. --Burke. -- Il*lic"it*ly, adv. -- Il*lic"it*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

illicitly adv 1: in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold" [syn: illegitimately, illicitly] [ant: lawfully, legitimately, licitly] 2: in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally" [syn: illegally, illicitly, lawlessly] [ant: lawfully, legitimately, licitly]