illicit
/ɪˈlɪsɪt/adjective
उच्चारण इलिसिट
अवैध, गैरकानूनी; समाज द्वारा अस्वीकृत
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not allowed by the law or by social rules
अवैध, गैरकानूनी; समाज द्वारा अस्वीकृत
- the illicit sale of liquor
- an illicit relationship
- Police seized a large quantity of illicit liquor near the border.
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- The company was accused of illicit trade in rare wood.
- Illicit copies of the film were being sold outside the station.
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illicit or elicit?
Illicit is an adjective meaning illegal. Elicit is a verb meaning to draw out a response or information: 'The question elicited no reply.'
Illicit एक adjective है, जिसका अर्थ 'अवैध' है। Elicit एक verb है, जिसका अर्थ 'कोई जवाब या जानकारी निकलवाना' है, जैसे 'The question elicited no reply'।
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That which is not permitted by law (also illegal, unlawful).
'जो कानून द्वारा वर्जित हो' के लिए यह शब्द (या illegal, unlawful) आता है।
Notes
The illicit/elicit homophone is a sentence-improvement question.
Sentence improvement में illicit और elicit का अंतर पूछा जाता है।