| Main Entry: | actionable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | litigable |
Synonyms: |
prosecutable, triable, unjust |
| Main Entry: | illegal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | against the law |
Synonyms: |
actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outlawed, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful |
| Notes: | a form of conduct will be illicit and a type of practice will be illegal |
Antonyms: |
allowed, authorized, ethical, good, lawful, legal, legitimate, moral, permissible, right |
| Main Entry: | unlawful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | against the law |
Synonyms: |
actionable, banned, bootleg, criminal, flagitious, forbidden, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, improper, iniquitous, lawless, nefarious, outlawed, prohibited, taboo, unauthorized, under-the-counter, unlicensed, wrongful |
Antonyms: |
authorized, lawful, legal, right |
| Main Entry: | outlawed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illegal |
Synonyms: |
actionable, banned, black-market, bootleg, contraband, criminal, crooked, extralegal, felonious, forbidden, heavy*, hot*, illegitimate, illicit, interdicted, irregular, lawless, not approved, not legal, outside the law, prohibited, proscribed, prosecutable, racket, shady, smuggled, sub rosa, taboo*, unauthorized, unconstitutional, under the table, unlawful, unlicensed, unofficial, unwarrantable, unwarranted, verboten, violating, wildcat, wrongful |
| Main Entry: | prosecutable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | litigable |
Synonyms: |
actionable, appealable, contestable, disputable, triable |
| Main Entry: | triable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | litigable |
Synonyms: |
actionable, appealable, contestable, disputable, prosecutable |