illegal alien

ɪˈliːɡəl ˈeɪliən

Definition of illegal alien - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

immigration status

foreign person living in a country without legal permission

The government is cracking down on illegal aliens..
The shelter provides aid to illegal aliens.
Illegal aliens often face numerous challenges.

undocumented immigrant

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Expressions with illegal

illegal transaction

exchange of goods or services against the law

The police arrested him for an illegal transaction involving stolen goods.

illegal trade

buying and selling of goods or services against the law

Authorities work together to stop illegal trade across the border.

illegal immigrant

person living in a country without legal permission

The government is cracking down on illegal immigrants..

illegal immigration

movement of people into a country in violation of its immigration laws

The government is taking steps to curb illegal immigration.

illegal entry

act of going into a place when law does not allow it

The border guards arrested him for illegal entry last night.

illegal abortion

termination of a pregnancy performed in a way that breaks local law

She was prosecuted for arranging an illegal abortion for her friend.

Expressions with alien

space alien

extraterrestrial being from outer space

The movie featured a space alien visiting Earth.

alien species

imagined life form from another planet or star system

The movie showed an alien species visiting Earth for peaceful contact.

alien to

adj.

not familiar or usual

The customs were alien to her.

alien abduction

event where someone is reportedly taken by beings from another world

The documentary explored a famous alien abduction reported in the 1970s.

resident alien

non-citizen with legal permission to live in a country

She is a resident alien with a valid green card.

ego alien

adj.

describing thoughts not aligned with self-image

The intrusive thoughts were ego alien to her.

alien absconder

person ordered to leave a country but stays

The authorities are searching for the alien absconder.

dip one's pen in an alien inkwell

engage romantically with someone from a different group

He decided to dip his pen in an alien inkwell.

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French:immigré illégal, ...
German:illegaler Ausländer, ...
Italian:immigrato illegale, ...
Spanish:inmigrante ilegal, ...
Portuguese:imigrante ilegal, ...
Chinese:非法移民, ...
Japanese:不法滞在者, ...
Arabic:مهاجر غير شرعي, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹהֶה בִּלְתִּי חוּקִי, ...
Russian:нелегальный иммигрант, ...
Ukrainian:нелегальний іммігрант, ...
Hindi:अवैध प्रवासी, ...
Bengali:অবৈধ অভিবাসী, ...
Catalan:immigrant il.legal, ...
Czech:nelegální migrant, ...
Danish:illegal immigrant, ...
Dutch:illegale vreemdeling, ...
Greek:παράνομος αλλοδαπός, ...
Hungarian:illegális bevándorló, ...
Khmer:ជនបរទេសរស់នៅខុសច្បាប់, ...
Korean:불법 체류자, ...
Persian:مهاجر غیرقانونی, ...
Polish:nielegalny imigrant, ...
Portuguese (BR):imigrante ilegal, ...
Romanian:imigrant ilegal, ...
Swedish:illegal invandrare, ...
Thai:คนเข้าเมืองผิดกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:kaçak göçmen, ...
Vietnamese:người nhập cư bất hợp pháp, ...

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