Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an illicit manner; unlawfully.
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- adverb In an
illicit manner;illegally ,immorally orinappropriately .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an illegal manner
- adverb in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
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Examples
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Winfield later told investigators that Gibbs had illicitly acquired the pineapple-shaped grenades so that his "kill team" could stage attacks, and planted them on the cleric's corpse as part of a coverup.
Unit sought to defend killing Craig Whitlock 2010
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Winfield later told investigators that Gibbs had illicitly acquired the pineapple-shaped grenades so that his "kill team" could stage attacks, and planted them on the cleric's corpse as part of a coverup.
Stryker unit sought to defend killing at heart of Afghan murder probe Craig Whitlock 2010
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Going after his plane usage is silly and they have wasted more money on their "investigation" than total amount spent on the handful of hours they claim were illicitly used.
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In 2007, the word of the year according to Australia's Macquarie Dictionary was "pod-slurping", a term for illicitly using a device such as an iPod to download data from someone else's computer.
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New York prosecutors accused Iran's largest shipping company of illicitly moving more than $60 million through bank accounts in violation of U.S. sanctions.
What's News 2011
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One in four GIs admit to illicitly using narcotic medication during a 12-month period, according to a 2008 Pentagon health survey.
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Clenbuterol was banned by the European Union in 1996 but it is still administered illicitly by some cattle farmers.
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Clenbuterol was banned by the European Union in 1996 but it is still administered illicitly by some cattle farmers.
Spanish federation proposes one-year suspension for Contador 2011
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Clenbuterol was banned by the European Union in 1996 but it is still administered illicitly by some cattle farmers.
Contador suspended one year, stripped of 2010 Tour de France title 2011
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New York prosecutors accused Iran's largest shipping company of illicitly moving more than $60 million through bank accounts in violation of U.S. sanctions.
What's News 2011
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