adj.
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ remain
▪ declare sth , deem sth , make sth , rule sth
▪
Their action was ruled ~ by the International Court.
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The sale of these knives should be made ~.
ADVERB
▪ highly
▪ blatantly
▪
blatantly ~ counter-intelligence methods
▪ clearly
▪
Such acts are clearly ~.
▪ strictly ( esp. BrE ), totally
▪ possibly , potentially
▪ allegedly
▪ technically
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Prize-fighting remained popular, though technically ~.
Illegal is used with these nouns: ↑ abortion , ↑ act , ↑ activity , ↑ alien , ↑ conduct , ↑ copy , ↑ dealings , ↑ detention , ↑ discrimination , ↑ disposal , ↑ drug , ↑ entry , ↑ eviction , ↑ export , ↑ fishing , ↑ gambling , ↑ hunting , ↑ immigrant , ↑ immigration , ↑ import , ↑ ivory , ↑ labour , ↑ migrant , ↑ migration , ↑ narcotic , ↑ occupation , ↑ parking , ↑ possession , ↑ racket , ↑ sale , ↑ search , ↑ settlement , ↑ shipment , ↑ smuggling , ↑ strike , ↑ subsidy , ↑ substance , ↑ trade , ↑ trading , ↑ traffic , ↑ transaction , ↑ use , ↑ weapon , ↑ worker