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Recent Examples of illegally
The Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency confirmed that Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri was under arrest but said he was detained after trying to cross the border illegally.
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CBS News, 20 May 2026
While the increasing numbers have been welcomed, authorities have expressed concern that the 60-day visa-free policy was being abused by foreign nationals seeking to work illegally or engage in crime.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
On top of that, lacking an option to watch legally in India further fuels piracy concerns in a country were 55% of audiences already stream content illegally.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Many trafficked individuals are smuggled into the country illegally, and yet there are others who arrive, as Djena did, with a visa and a name to ask for at the airport.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
State Judge Gregory Carro’s ruling effectively rejected the defense team’s argument that those items were seized illegally, delivering a partial victory to prosecutors.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 May 2026
The court lifted a ruling that had blocked state Republicans' preferred map as racially discriminatory and for illegally diluting the voting power of Black Alabamians.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Both men were in the country illegally.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026
Last week, the Justice Department notified the University of California, Los Angeles, that its medical school illegally considered race in admissions.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 16 May 2026
CBS News, 20 May 2026
While the increasing numbers have been welcomed, authorities have expressed concern that the 60-day visa-free policy was being abused by foreign nationals seeking to work illegally or engage in crime.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
On top of that, lacking an option to watch legally in India further fuels piracy concerns in a country were 55% of audiences already stream content illegally.
—John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Many trafficked individuals are smuggled into the country illegally, and yet there are others who arrive, as Djena did, with a visa and a name to ask for at the airport.
—Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
State Judge Gregory Carro’s ruling effectively rejected the defense team’s argument that those items were seized illegally, delivering a partial victory to prosecutors.
—Adam Reiss, NBC news, 18 May 2026
The court lifted a ruling that had blocked state Republicans' preferred map as racially discriminatory and for illegally diluting the voting power of Black Alabamians.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Both men were in the country illegally.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2026
Last week, the Justice Department notified the University of California, Los Angeles, that its medical school illegally considered race in admissions.
—Dave Collins, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illegally
unethically
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Bree has just gotten out of her confusing affair with the unethically ethically nonmonogamous professor.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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Although autonomous intelligent systems (AIS) can offer significant benefits, they also can be used unethically.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Illegally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegally. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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