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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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]: 
 
  illicitness 
  n  :  the  quality  of  not  conforming  strictly  to  law  [ant:  {licitness}] 




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