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embezzled

adj. taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the embezzled funds amounted to millions of dollars"

embezzled, misappropriated

adj. taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds"

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confiscate, appropriated, confiscated, seized, taken over

adj. taken without permission or consent especially by public authority; "the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf"; "the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain"

expropriated

adj. taken out of the possession of another and transferred to your own use often without permission; "the expropriated land was developed into a public playground"

purloined, stolen

adj. taken dishonestly; "the purloined letter"

usurped

adj. (used especially of the rights of another) seized and held by force; "the usurped crown sat heavy on his head"

amerciable

adj. of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge

banned, prohibited

adj. forbidden by law

bootleg, black, black-market, contraband, smuggled

adj. distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"

criminal, felonious

adj. involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

dirty, ill-gotten

adj. obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"

extrajudicial

adj. beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted; "an extrajudicial penalty"

extralegal, nonlegal

adj. not regulated or sanctioned by law; "there were only extralegal recourses for their grievances"

hot

adj. having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity; "hot fuel rods"; "a hot laboratory"

illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful

adj. contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"

misbranded, mislabeled

adj. branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements; "confiscated the misbranded drugs"

penal, punishable

adj. subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense"

under-the-counter, under the counter

adj. done or sold illicitly and secretly

unratified

adj. lacking legal authority; "the unratified Equal Right Amendment"

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