Modifies a noun

• immigrant: Mr Letwin said illegal immigrants, who the ID cards are aimed at tracking, would not apply for them.

• immigration: We will put in place 24-hour security at ports to prevent illegal immigration.

• drug: Do not supply any illegal drugs in or from the premises.

• eviction: They deal with tenancy and housing standards complaints, cases of illegal eviction and harassment, general tenancy advice and enforcement work.

• substance: No illegal substances may be brought into or taken on the premises.

Used with adjective complement

• declare: However, the decision will not mean that all detention in the UK will be declared illegal.

• deem: Any attempt to do so would be quickly deemed illegal by the European Court of Justice.

• remain: It remains illegal for the product to be sold, supplied or advertised.

• tackle: The move follows the commitment made by G8 leaders last weekend to do more to tackle illegal logging.

Infinitive complement

• possess: However, it is not illegal to possess untreated, raw magic mushrooms.

• disturb: Also since 1994 it has been illegal to disturb an otter whether it is in its holt or not.

• sell: Make it illegal to sell appliances with the option of power standby.

• import: As far as I know they are not illegal to import and there are also one or two breeders in the UK.

• advertize: We cannot comment on this use because it is illegal to advertize a prescription drug in the UK.

• refuse: The legislation will make it illegal to refuse someone a job, promotion, training or benefits on account of their age.

Modifying Another Word

• technically: Despite that, around 70 million technically illegal workers crowd the urban streets looking for employment.

Preposition: without

• permission: This section makes the reverse engineering of object code back to source illegal without the permission of the owner.

Preposition: for

• anyone: That is why it is illegal for anyone under 16 to drop out of high school in most states.