No. 563 in Indonesian
ilegal
Illegal.
In a sentence
Menebang pohon di hutan lindung adalah kegiatan ilegal.
Cutting down trees in a protected forest is an illegal activity.
Here, 'ilegal' is used as an adjective describing a prohibited activity, to give legal context.
Dia memiliki barang ilegal yang dibeli dari pasar gelap.
He possesses illegal goods purchased from the black market.
In this example, 'ilegal' is used to characterize objects that are against the law, providing a description of their nature.
Perdagangan hewan langka secara ilegal merugikan ekosistem.
Trafficking endangered animals illegally harms the ecosystem.
The word 'ilegal' is used as an adverb ('secara ilegal') here to describe the manner of an action being unlawful, focusing on the way the activity is conducted.
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