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Meanings of illicit in English
Portuguese
ilícito Contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention.
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Examples for "prohibited"
Examples for "prohibited"
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And commission officials are prohibited from discussing cases under penalty of law.
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Public Health Ministry officials will be prohibited from traveling to risky countries.
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Comments about the person involved and opinions on certain cases are prohibited.
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Fishing boats and small ferries were still prohibited from returning to sea.
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The industry has been prohibited from operating for the past five months.
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Several Muslim leaders called for international action to outlaw acts of blasphemy.
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Sigmund trained him in the ways of the hunter and the outlaw.
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It also seeks to outlaw ties between local and foreign political groups.
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The Government has accepted a Fine Gael Bill to outlaw ticket touting.
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Working for Amnesty International, to seek to outlaw torture throughout the world.
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The opposition rejects the vote as rigged, saying Ahmadinejad's government is illegitimate.
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Ukraine's government and Western nations have rejected the Russian-backed referendum as illegitimate.
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They say the new government Ahmadinejad is to appoint will be illegitimate.
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The worldwide concerns resulted in the Kimberley Process to mark illegitimate diamonds.
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He and the president, once again, trusted illegitimate power over stated principles.
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Previously, it has outlawed investments in areas including nuclear weapons and tobacco.
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The C-Venture Capital Company regime has been strictly outlawed in this document.
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Opposition parties are outlawed and political activists are routinely detained or assaulted.
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So Swayvill outlawed the Amber cult as heretical, for obvious political reasons.
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The Government outlawed salmon drift net fishing on the Shannon in 2007.
Usage of illicit in English
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The biggest consumer market for illicit drugs, however, remains the marijuana market.
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Question 2: Rate effective implementation of regulations against improper or illicit trade.
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Amano said more needed to be done to stop illicit nuclear trafficking.
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The law currently regulates the handling of data collected by illicit means.
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Government efforts to cooperate with international partners to control illicit drug trade.
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By far the biggest industry in Afghanistan is the illicit drugs trade.
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Thailand is a well-known trafficking hub of illicit wildlife products, including ivory.
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Willis could appreciate the idea of locating the illicit press in France.
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For years, Vajiralongkorn faced allegations that he was involved in illicit activities.
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With ever-increasing demand and huge illicit profits a new strategy is required.
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Some estimates suggest the illicit business employs 10 percent of the population.
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Borge is accused of illicit enrichment, embezzlement and abuse of public office.
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This has created a lucrative illicit market run by transnational criminal syndicates.
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But a unique project is helping clamp down on the illicit industry.
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It said the charges were illicit association, taking bribes and customs fraud.
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In Ireland police officers want the full decriminalisation of all illicit drugs.
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