ILLEGALLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

illegally

adverb

as in dirty

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Recent Examples of illegally The Department of Justice on Friday announced charges against five individuals for illegally voting or helping someone illegally register to vote in the 2022 and 2024 elections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026 For critics, the carts are running amok, parking illegally, worsening congestion and unlocking another level of overtourism. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 The men’s pro basketball league found that his Los Angeles Clippers illegally circumvented its salary cap by funneling millions of dollars, off the books, to star player Kawhi Leonard. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Over 43,300 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over Russia and illegally annexed Crimea in June, July and August, according to Defense Ministry data compiled by the Associated Press, although some clearly hit their targets. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Commanders at military bases and personnel protecting critical infrastructure often do not have the legal authority to destroy or degrade drones that illegally fly into their airspace. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026 The property owner reviewed his trail camera footage and saw Wolff had also been illegally hunting his property earlier in the season. — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 The Department of Justice had argued Google could not be trusted to run the online advertising exchange after Brinkema ruled that Google had illegally quashed competition. — Jody Godoy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Don't create another problem for yourself by recording conversations illegally. — William Phillips, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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unethically

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The new cathode replaces toxic, expensive, and unethically mined cobalt with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) embedded in a carbon matrix.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
Uber’s campaign accused trial attorneys of unethically abusing their clients and attorneys said the company is attempting restructure longstanding civil justice laws to escape accountability for harm caused by its drivers.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026

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