Illegal may refer to:
Law
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Violation of law
A wrong or wrength (from Old English – 'crooked') is an act that is illegal or immoral. Legal wrongs are usually quite clearly defined in the law of a State (polity), state or jurisdiction. They can be divided into civil wrongs and crimes (or ...
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Crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...
, an act committed in violation of criminal law
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illegal immigrant
Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of that country's immigration laws, or the continuous residence in a country without the legal right to do so. Illegal immigration tends to be financially upward, wi ...
Entertainment
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''The Illegal'' (novel) (2015), by Canadian writer Lawrence Hill
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Illegal - Justice, Out of Order'', an Indian web series
Films
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''Illegal'' (1932 film), British
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''Illegal'' (1955 film), American
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''Illegal'' (2010 film), Belgian
* ''The Illegal'' (2019), film starring
Suraj Sharma
Suraj Sharma (born 16 March 1993) is an Indian actor who made his debut in the 2012 film ''Life of Pi (film), Life of Pi''. Directed by Ang Lee, the film was adapted from the Life of Pi, novel of the same name, and earned Sharma critical acclai ...
Bands
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Illegal (group)
Illegal was an American hip hop duo composed of Jamal Phillips (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Malik Edwards (Holly Hill, South Carolina) that was signed to Rowdy Records.
History
The duo, known to be affiliated with the hip-hop collective ...
, a 1990s rap group
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Los Illegals
Los Illegals is an American Chicano punk band from Los Angeles.
Formed in 1979 artist/muralist Willie Herrón (keyboards, vocals), civil rights activist Jesus "Xiuy" Velo (bass), drummer Bill Reyes, and guitarist brothers Manuel and Antonio "T ...
, a music band
Song
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"Illegal" (Shakira song), 2005
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"Illegal" (PinkPantheress song), 2025
Food and drink
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Ilegal Mezcal
Ilegal Mezcal is a mezcal brand, established in 2006 in Antigua Guatemala. The mezcal is distilled twice and created using Espadín agave. The brand is also known for its namesake cocktail, the " Ilegal".
The company originally began in 2004 a ...
, a brand of mezcal from Guatemala
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Illegal (cocktail)
The Illegal is an IBA official cocktail. This cocktail is named after the mezcal brand Ilegal Mezcal, which is one of its key ingredients. Mezcal is a type of Mexican distilled spirit made from agave plants, similar to tequila but with a distin ...
, a cocktail made with Ilegal Mezcal
See also
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* ''Illegal agent'', also known as
Operational cover
A cover in foreign, military or police human intelligence or counterintelligence is the ostensible identity and role or position in an infiltrated organization assumed by a covert agent during a covert operation.
Official cover
In espionage, a ...
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Illegals Program
The Illegals Program (so named by the United States Department of Justice) was a network of Russian sleeper agents under unofficial cover. An investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) culminated in the arrest of ten agents on ...
, Russian spies arrested in the United States in 2010
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The Illegal (disambiguation)
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Illegalism
Illegalism is a tendency of anarchism that developed primarily in France, Italy, Belgium and Switzerland during the late 1890s and early 1900s as an outgrowth of individualist anarchism. Illegalists embrace criminality either openly or secret ...
, an anarchist philosophy which embraced criminality as a lifestyle
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