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ILLICIT

1. [s] contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"

2. [a] contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his secretary"

similar words

1. [a] illegal

2. [s] adulterous

3. [s] extramarital

4. [s] extracurricular

5. [s] unlawful

opposite words

1. [a] licit

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