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dirty
adj. obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"
Fuzzynyms (4)
muddy, murky, cloudy, turbid
adj. (of especially liquids) clouded as with sediment; "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters"
Synonyms (27)
amerceable
adj. of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge
banned, prohibited
adj. forbidden by law
contraband, bootleg, black-market, 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"
embezzled, misappropriated
adj. taken for your own use in violation of a trust; "the banker absconded with embezzled funds"
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. recently stolen or smuggled; "hot merchandise"; "a hot car"
illegitimate, outlaw, unlawful, illicit, outlawed
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"
punishable, penal
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"
Antonyms (0)
ill-gotten
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