Illegal, or unlawful, is used to describe something that is prohibited or not authorized by law Law is a system of rules, usually enforced through a set of institutions. Laws can shape or reflect politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a primary social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus ticket to trading on derivatives markets. Property law defines rights and or, more generally, by rules specific to a particular situation (such as a game A game is a structured activity, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more concerned with the expression of ideas. However, the distinction is not clear-cut, and many games are also considered to be work or art).
Illegal may also refer to:
- Illegal (1955 film)
- Illegal (group) Illegal was a short-lived hip hop duo composed of Jamal Phillips and Malik Edwards that was signed to Rowdy Records. The duo made its debut with the album, The Untold Truth, released in 1993, which became a minor success, peaking at #119 on the Billboard 200 and #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Several tracks on the album, including its two, a 1990s rap group
- "Illegal" (song) "Illegal" is the third and last single released from Shakira's second English language studio album, Oral Fixation Vol. 2 . It features celebrated Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana. The song was released right after the massive worldwide success of "Hips Don't Lie". The radio release for "Illegal" in the United States, a track from pop singer Shakira's 2005 release, Oral Fixation Vol. 2
- Used as a noun, it is short for illegal immigrant Illegal immigration is the movement of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. Illegal immigrants are also known as illegal aliens to differentiate them from legal aliens. In politics, the term may imply a larger set of social issues and time constraints with disputed consequences in[1]
- Illegal resident spy
See also
- Illegal Art Illegal Art is a sampling label that was started by a person calling him/herself Philo T. Farnsworth in 1998. The label was instantly launched to infamy with the legal threats surrounding Deconstructing Beck, a compilation made exclusively from sampling Beck's music. This was followed by two other theme-based compilations, Extracted Celluloid and, a record label
- Illegal drug trade The illegal drug trade is a global black market consisting of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of illegal controlled drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs by drug control laws. Some drugs, notably alcohol and tobacco, are outside the scope of these laws, but may be subject to
- Illegal Immigration Illegal immigration is the movement of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. Illegal immigrants are also known as illegal aliens to differentiate them from legal aliens. In politics, the term may imply a larger set of social issues and time constraints with disputed consequences in
- Illegalism Illegalism is an anarchist philosophy that developed primarily in France, Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland during the early 1900s as an outgrowth of individual reclamation. The illegalists openly embraced criminality as a lifestyle, an anarchist philosophy which openly embraced criminality as a lifestyle
- Illegal Records, a record label
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Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:19:55 GMT+00:00
Washington Post (blog) A very easy way to stop illegal aliens coming into this nation? Make it a felony and 5 years in prison instead of a stupid civil infraction. ...
