illegal
adjective
not allowed by the law
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Illegal or dishonest
unlawful
adjective
something that is unlawful is illegal, especially something that would be considered legal in a different situation
unconstitutional
adjective
not allowed or not legal according to the constitution (=set of official rules or principles) of a particular country or organization
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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