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非合法 (ひごうほう, higouhou) Japanese meaning: illegal | Kotomora
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You must not earn money by illegal means.
The organization was involved in unlawful activities.
Usage patterns 非ひ 合ごう 法ほう な 〈 物もの 〉 an illegal (thing/organization)
In that country, illegal weapons trading is a problem.
非ひ 合ごう 法ほう に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something illegally
He had obtained drugs illegally.
〈 物もの 〉 を 非ひ 合ごう 法ほう 化か する to make (something) illegal, to outlaw
The government outlawed the organization.
Related words 違法 is the everyday, direct word for 'against the law', while 非合法 is more formal and often describes organizations or activities that lack legal standing rather than a specific statute violation.
不法 tends to appear in fixed compounds like 不法侵入 or 不法滞在, whereas 非合法 is a broader term describing the illegal status of an entity or act.
Opposites 合法 means 'legal, lawful', the direct opposite of 非合法 'illegal, unlawful'.
非合法 describes something done outside the law, often with a sense of clandestine or underground activity, contrasting with the open legality of 合法的.
Etymology Compound of 非 (hi, 'non-') and 合法 (gōhō, 'legal'). The word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation meaning 'not legal'.
