The smugglers hid the illicit in the crate, hoping inspectors wouldn't notice.

The committee discovered an illicit contract hidden among the company's papers, one that had not been approved by law but was not necessarily void.

The antiquarian's account mentioned an illicitous correspondence between rival courts, hinting at betrayals long buried.

Scholars debated whether the illicitness of the documents undermined the legitimacy of the evidence.

Customs officers found several illicits hidden in the shipment and seized them immediately.

He illicitly accessed the company's database to retrieve confidential files.

The lawyer warned that the pactum illicitum would be void and could expose the clients to criminal charges.