Third-person singular simple present indicative form of illegalize

simple past tense and past participle of illegalize

present participle of illegalize

The act or process of illegalizing.

The quality of being illegal.

To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.

(obsolete) An illegal act or technique. / (colloquial, in the plural, as illegals) Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs. / (colloquial, offensive) An illegal immigrant.

Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law. / Breaching certain enacted statutes of positive law; not lawful, not legal (cf. immoral, unethical) / Forbidden by established rules.

(law) the state of being illegal / (law, uncountable) a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law

plural of illegality