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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illicit \Il*lic"it\, a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus
p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf F. illicite.
See {In-} not and {License}.]
Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as illicit
trade illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another.
--Burke.
-- {Il*lic"it*ly}, adv -- {Il*lic"it*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
illicit
adj 1: contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality)
or convention; "an illicit association with his
secretary" [ant: {licit}]
2: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of
power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful
measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {outlaw(a)}, {outlawed}, {unlawful}]
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