illicitness








adjective

  1. not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
  2. disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.

adjective

  1. another word for illegal
  2. not allowed or approved by common custom, rule, or standardillicit sexual relations
adj.

c.1500, from Old French illicite (14c.) “unlawful, forbidden,” from Latin illicitus “not allowed, unlawful, illegal,” from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + licitus “lawful,” past participle of licere “to be allowed” (see licence). Related: Illicitly.

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