illicit

//ɪˈlɪsɪt//
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Adjective

illicitCanonical form
1

Forbidden by law, rules, or custom; illegal or disapproved of by society.

The police discovered an illicit drug operation in the abandoned warehouse.

2

Kept secret because of being socially or morally unacceptable.

Their illicit affair was eventually discovered by her husband.