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illegal immigration

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destined country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 非法移民 (fēifǎ yímín) — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偷渡犯 (tōudùfàn) — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑民 (hēimín) — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • Finnish: laiton maahanmuutto — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • French: immigration clandestine — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • French: immigration irrégulière — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • French: immigration illégale — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • German: illegale Einwanderung — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • Hindi: डंकी (ḍaṅkī) — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • Japanese: 不法入国 ( (fuhō nyūkoku) — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • Romanian: imigrație ilegală — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • Russian: нелега́льная мигра́ция (nelegálʹnaja migrácija) — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country
  • Urdu: ڈنکی (ḍankī) — migration that violates the immigration laws of a country