Hypertext Webster Gateway: "illicit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Illicit \Il*lic"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.
-- {Il*lic"it*ly}, adv. -- {Il*lic"it*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
illicit
adj 1: contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality)
or convention; "an illicit association with his
secretary" [ant: {licit}]
2: contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of
power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful
measures" [syn: {illegitimate}, {outlaw(a)}, {outlawed}, {unlawful}]
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