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Kanonathena Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
illicit/illegal
It's bothered me so long, what's the difference?
Thank you.
Thank you.
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illicit affair is what pops up in my head straightaway when seeing the word 'illicit'. we do not say illegal affair. they are synonyms, both convey the idea that something is against what considered acceptable by conventional social standards or established legal system.
- illicit affair is what pops up in my head straightaway when seeing the word 'illicit'.
- we do not say illegal affair.
- they are synonyms, both convey the idea that something is against what considered acceptable by conventional social standards or established legal system.
- they differ in their collocations, though.
- is it drivel what i am saying?
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illicit affair is what pops up in my head straightaway when seeing the word 'illicit'.
we do not say illegal affair.
they are synonyms, both convey the idea that something is against what considered acceptable by conventional social standards or established legal system.
they differ in their collocations, though.
is it drivel what i am saying?
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we do not say illegal affair.
they are synonyms, both convey the idea that something is against what considered acceptable by conventional social standards or established legal system.
they differ in their collocations, though.
is it drivel what i am saying?
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no, illicit is morally bad, not neccesarilly against the law - while illegal has both negative consequences (against the law, therefore
unacceptable in any ways)
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unacceptable in any ways)
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