illicit
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- a contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
an illicit association with his secretary - s contrary to or forbidden by law
illicit trade
- The illicit trade of bootlegging carried on right under the eyes of the authorities till the hooch tragedy struck and the trade came out in the open.
- But Bureau 39 also houses another, shadowy directorate that oversees illicit enterprises ranging from drug trafficking to money laundering, claim a dozen current and former .
- Letourneau's beauty and struggles with manic depression made her illicit affair the fodder of tabloids and women's magazines around the world.