ilegal
/ileˈɡal/ · B1 · adj
illegal, unlawful
🚫 i- (not) + legal: same word as English illegal, minus one L
From Latin illegalis: in- (not) + legalis (of the law). Spanish spells it with a single L and stresses the last syllable: i-le-GAL. As a noun, un ilegal can mean an illegal immigrant.