illicit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: illicit	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for illicit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illicit adj contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his secretary" Antonym(s): licit contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures" Synonym(s): illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Illicit \Illic"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. -- {Illic"itly}, adv. -- {Illic"itness}, n.