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1. The act of making or transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally
   "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable"
    
2. The act of selling illegally or without permission
   "the bootlegging of videotapes is common in Asia"

1. Sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol
   "They were bootlegging whiskey"
    
2. Produce or distribute illegally
   "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"

See also: bootlegger

Type of: create, flog [Brit], make, marketing, merchandising, produce, sell, selling

Encyclopedia: Bootleg