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Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law

Not in accordance with standards of honor, decency or fair play

Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law

Engaged in piracy or plunder

Very disgusting, dirty or unpleasant

Unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate

Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox

Foreigner in country without permission

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Adjective

Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law

unauthorised^UK

unauthorized^US

unconstitutional

under-the-counter

under-the-table

against the law

under the counter

outside the law

under the table

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

against the rules

contrary to law

in violation of law

illegally obtained

double-crossing

beyond the pale

insurrectionary

without law and order

open to bribery

unconscientious

off straight and narrow

gone to the dogs

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“They need to be believe that illegal activity is going on in premises before searching them.”

Adjective

Not in accordance with standards of honor, decency or fair play

unsportsmanlike

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

against the rules

cloak-and-dagger

hole-and-corner

behind-the-scenes

double-crossing

under the table

under the counter

hole-in-the-corner

under-the-counter

under-the-table

against the law

in holes and corners

unconscientious

crazy like a fox

snake in the grass

playing politics

not straightforward

economical with the truth

not to be depended on

not to be trusted

hard to pin down

misrepresenting

committing perjury

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“He was dismissed by the referee for an illegal tackle.”

Adjective

Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law

unsubstantiated

inconsequential

wrongly inferred

wide of the mark

without foundation

not backed up by evidence

self-contradictory

without justification

wrongly deduced

without substantiation

unauthorized^US

won't hold water

unauthorised^UK

without explanation

full of hot air

not making sense

beyond the bounds of possibility

open to question

hard to believe

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Adjective

Engaged in piracy or plunder

Adjective

Very disgusting, dirty or unpleasant

unsportsmanlike

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

beyond the pale

very unpleasant

blood-and-thunder

very disgusting

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

less-than-stellar

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Adjective

Unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive or disproportionate

disproportionate

overextravagant

costing an arm and a leg

recrementitious

out of all proportion

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

dishonourable^UK

not in proportion to

out of proportion

out of proportion to

relatively too small for

relatively too large for

without justification

blown up out of all proportion

hyperventilated

excessively high

daylight robbery

highway robbery

costing the earth

over one's head

incommensurable

disproportionate to

overemphasized^US

over-enthusiastic

sensationalistic

not appropriate for

not proportional

out of keeping with

overemphasised^UK

highly coloured

surplus to requirements

beyond all bounds

laid on with a trowel

not appropriate to

not commensurate with

pleasure-seeking

not the done thing

spreading like wildfire

pleasure-loving

not quite the thing

untrammelled^UK

self-gratifying

sensationalized^US

highly unlikely

beyond your means

out of the question

sensationalised^UK

root-and-branch

life-threatening

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

as plain as day

as plain as a pikestaff

staring someone in the face

standing out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

financial means conditional

willingly given

over-embellished

exceeding bounds

excessively ornate

excessively ornamental

more than one can afford

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Adjective

Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox

out of the ordinary

off the beaten path

individualistic

uncharacteristic

state-of-the-art

unrepresentative

ground-breaking

out of the common

out in left field

forward-looking

off the beaten track

incomprehensible

breaking new ground

out of this world

few and far between

thin on the ground

marching to the beat of a different drummer

one's own sweet way

personalized^US

not tightly wrapped

transformational

like nothing on earth

very unconventional

weird and wonderful

not just another

world-shattering

ahead of the times

beyond your ken

personalised^UK

against the rules

mistakenly trendy

contrary to the rules

head in the clouds

out of touch with reality

beyond the pale

breaking ground

non compos mentis

insurrectionary

untrammelled^UK

self-interested

self-centered^US

insurrectionist

self-centred^UK

off straight and narrow

wrapped up in oneself

in short supply

without parallel

in a league of its own

from left field

uncomprehensible

too good to be true

attention-grabbing

without warning

out of character

out of the question

hard to swallow

worthy of attention

out of the blue

unrecognized^US

unrecognised^UK

differentiating

difficult to believe

foreign-looking

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

beyond comprehension

beyond understanding

taking the cake

seldom met with

not in the cards

highly unlikely

beyond the bounds of possibility

beyond possibility

never to be forgotten

out of all reason

beyond all reason

off beaten path

full of character

not naturalized

never before encountered

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

under suspicion

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

highly coloured

in the minority

inconsequential

hard to come by

earth-shattering

carrying a lot of weight

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

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Noun

Foreigner in country without permission

illegal immigrant

undocumented alien

undocumented immigrant

unlawful non-citizen

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