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Adjective: illicit  i'li-sit
  1. Contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
    "an illicit association with his secretary"
     
  2. Contrary to or forbidden by law
    "illicit trade"
    - illegitimate, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful

Sounds like: elicit

See also: adulterous, extracurricular, extramarital, illegal, illicitly, illicitness, unlawful

Antonym: licit

Encyclopedia: Illicit

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Illicium
Illicium anisatum
Illicium floridanum
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