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LEGAL Antonyms

There are 16 antonyms of the word legal. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For LEGAL

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illegal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules

unlawful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law

adjective satellite

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

• not morally right or permissible

• having no legally established claim

• contrary to or forbidden by law

criminal
nounn
noun

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

adjective satellite

• bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

• guilty of crime or serious offense

• involving or being or having the nature of a crime

illicit
adjectiveadj
adjective

• contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

prohibited
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

• forbidden by law

unauthorized
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not endowed with authority

adjective satellite

• without official authorization

unconstitutional
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution

wrongful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having no legally established claim

• unlawfully violating the rights of others

• not just or fair

undocumented
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking necessary documents (as for e.g. permission to live or work in a country)

banned
verbv
adjective satellite

• forbidden by law

black-market
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• distributed or sold illicitly

contraband
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

adjective satellite

• distributed or sold illicitly

forbidden
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excluded from use or mention

outlawed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• contrary to or forbidden by law

underage
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not of legal age

adjective satellite

• dependent by virtue of youth

disallowed
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• command against

Alternatives for ILLEGAL

Alternatives for UNLAWFUL

Alternatives for CRIMINAL

Alternatives for ILLICIT

Alternatives for PROHIBITED

Alternatives for UNAUTHORIZED

Alternatives for WRONGFUL

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