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What does illicit mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word illicit? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (law) Not approved by law, but not invalid.
  2. Breaking social norms.
  3. Unlawful.
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Of course they are the beneficiaries of kickbacks and illicit hordes of money safely stashed in cash and kind, in many cases also abroad.
Recent authority for illicit conduct of this nature dictates penitentiary time.
How do you think that we can put an end to the business of illicit drug use and trafficking worldwide?
Was he simply an illicit fantasist running amok in a lawless land, as the prosecution alleged?
This reservoir of anonymous accounts and bogus banks is accessed by institutions for both genuine and illicit purposes.
The same applies to illicit drug use or dangerous levels of consumption of alcohol or legal mood-altering drugs.

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