| Main Entry: | bootleg |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illegal |
Synonyms: |
black-market, bootlegged, contraband, illicit, pirated, smuggled, unauthorized, under-the-counter, unlawful, unofficial, unsanctioned |
Antonyms: |
legal |
| Main Entry: | contraband |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | black-market; unlawful |
Synonyms: |
banned, bootleg, bootlegged, disapproved, excluded, forbidden, hot*, illegal, illicit, interdicted, prohibited, proscribed, shut out, smuggled, taboo, unauthorized, verboten |
Antonyms: |
allowed, lawful, legal, permitted |
| 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: | illicit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not legal; forbidden |
Synonyms: |
adulterous, black-market, bootleg, clandestine, contraband, contrary to law, criminal, crooked, dirty*, felonious, furtive, guilty, heavy*, illegal, illegitimate, immoral, improper, in violation of law, lawless, out of line, prohibited, racket, unauthorized, unlawful, unlicensed, wrong, wrongful |
Antonyms: |
blessed, good, legal, legitimate, licit, moral, noble, proper, right |
| Main Entry: | moonshine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | illegally distilled alcohol |
Synonyms: |
bathtub gin, bootleg, firewater, home brew, hooch, mountain dew, rotgut, white lightning |
| Main Entry: | smuggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transfer illegal goods |
Synonyms: |
bootleg, deal, export, hide, moonshine, pirate, push, run, run contraband, run rum, snake in |
| Main Entry: | traffic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | buy and sell; do business |
Synonyms: |
bargain, barter, black-market, bootleg, connect with, contact, deal, deal in, dicker, exchange, fence, handle, have dealings, have transaction, horse trade, interact, interface, make a deal, market, moonshine, negotiate, network, peddle, push, reach out, relate, shove, swap, touch, touch base, trade, truck, work out |
| 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: | bathtub gin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | homemade gin |
Synonyms: |
bootleg, firewater, home brew, homemade spirit, hooch, moonshine, mountain dew, white lightning |
| Main Entry: | white lightning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bootleg liquor |
Synonyms: |
bathtub gin, bootleg, home brew, hooch, moonshine, mountain dew, rotgut, sheepdip, stump liquor, tiger milk, white mule |