illégal

See also: illegal and il·legal

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin illegālis, from Latin legālis. Also il- +‎ légal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.le.ɡal/

Adjective

illégal (feminine illégale, masculine plural illégaux, feminine plural illégales)

illegal; not permitted by law
- certains juristes avancent que le caractère illégal d’un mariage religieux non précédé d’un mariage civil serait discutable. (La Croix)

Related terms

Descendants

→ Dutch: illegaal
→ Romanian: ilegal
→ Turkish: illegal

Further reading

“illégal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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