Timeline for In the United States, is there a difference between the terms "unlawful" and "illegal"?
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| Jul 2 at 21:27 | comment | added | ohwilleke | I routinely chide people for wrongly assuming that "illegal" means criminal. | |
| Jul 2 at 20:02 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Jul 2 at 19:48 | comment | added | ohwilleke | Your dad's usage would not be mainstream in legal usage in either the U.S. or Canada. It is illegal to drive negligently and cause someone harm. It is illegal to file an election spending report on time even if there is only a civil fine for doing so. Illegal may be used more often in a criminal context, but the meaning of the word is not limited to that. | |
| S Jul 2 at 19:42 | review | First answers | |||
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| S Jul 2 at 19:42 | history | answered | DiscoBoogie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |