Not approved by law, but not invalid.
The bigamous marriage, while illicit, was not invalid.
Breaking social norms.
I only can properly enjoy carol services if I am having an illicit affair with someone in the congregation.
A banned or unlawful item.
A large number of studies, however, have reported that it is rare for the user of 'hard' drugs not to have initiated cannabis use prior to the other illicits.
Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”). By surface analysis, il- + licit.
Select a language to see translations