What's the difference between forbidden and illegal?

Forbidden


Definition:

  • (p. p.) of Forbid
  • (a.) Prohibited; interdicted.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And that ancient Basque cultural gem – the mysterious language with its odd Xs, Ks and Ts – will be honoured at every turn in a city where it was forbidden by Franco.
  • (2) Trump variously complained that the Khans had been unfair to him, that Khizr Khan had no right to speak, and that Ghazala Khan was forbidden from speaking.
  • (3) At first hardline Islamist groups, and later the country’s religious establishment, had been calling for the statue’s removal, on the grounds that its presence was an example of idol worship, forbidden in Islam .
  • (4) "I doubt if there are any rational people to whom the word 'fuck' would be particularly diabolical, revolting or totally forbidden," Tynan said loftily, in the middle of a discussion about how sex could be represented on stage.
  • (5) I found swans and storks and all manner of seabirds but, again, no owls, because stuffing them is forbidden in France.
  • (6) The media and public need to know what the orders are – as was forbidden in the case of Trafigura – and the committee's recommendations emphasise the important balance between freedom of expression and open justice, and an individual's right to confidentiality and privacy.
  • (7) This hypothesis excludes the necessity in additional postulates (forbidden clones, somatic mutations, cells-repressors etc.)
  • (8) We have a saying in Yemen: ‘It’s forbidden to stab a corpse of the dead.’ We were already dead with poverty and this war is stabbing us again and again.
  • (9) Thus the forbidden grass-feeding of cattle--already turned out to pasture--was not kept, the prohibition of whey fodder was issued very early and whey had to be thickened.
  • (10) Local media are forbidden to report on Gao Zhisheng and a Wikipedia entry about him is blocked.
  • (11) Furthermore, I was expressly forbidden, by the BCF from riding in the senior women's Championship event.
  • (12) The Forbidden Food Survey is an instrument that was designed for use with eating disordered individuals.
  • (13) The majority of anopes appear to have some "forbidden cones" at their retinal disposal.
  • (14) It's extremely common to have fantasies that involve coercive sex, group sex, or some other kind of "forbidden" eroticism; in fact, many people have fantasies of which they're utterly ashamed.
  • (15) However, in 2000's Universal City Studios Inc v Reimerdes, the court got it wrong when considering the question of whether a magazine should be forbidden from publishing computer code that could be used to decode a DVD.
  • (16) France's civil code says a person must have another nationality in order to give up French citizenship because it is forbidden to be stateless.
  • (17) Cellular destruction is currently thought to be related to a dysfunction of suppressor T-lymphocytes, allowing appearance of "forbidden clones" of helper T-lymphocytes which stimulate production of cytotoxic auto-antibodies against thyroid tissue.
  • (18) Facebook Twitter Pinterest With foreboding I edge on to forbidden terrain.
  • (19) Prisoners are forced to "stay in the lokalka [a fenced-off passageway between two areas in the camp] until lights out" (the prisoner is forbidden to go into the barracks — whether it be autumnl or winter.
  • (20) The decision to ban a whole class of substances, then specify which ones are permitted, is contrary to centuries of British common law under which citizens have been allowed to do or consume anything unless expressly forbidden.

Illegal


Definition:

  • (a.) Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A former Labour minister, Nicholas Brown, said the public were frightened they "were going to be spied on" and that "illegally obtained" information would find its way to the public domain.
  • (2) Chapman and the other "illegals" – sleeper agents without diplomatic cover – seem to have done little to harm American national security.
  • (3) The New York Times also alleged that the Met had not passed full details about how many people were victims of the illegal practice to the CPS because it has a history of cooperation with News International titles.
  • (4) Chadwick felt that Customs and Trading Standards needed to continue their war on illegal tobacco – if not, efforts to tackle smoking could be undermined.
  • (5) Gibbs was sent off in the first half at Stamford Bridge for handball, despite replays clearly showing it was his team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who illegally deflected an Eden Hazard shot.
  • (6) While circulating the quarries is illegal – you risk a fine of up to €60 – neither the IGC nor the police seem to mind the veteran cataphiles who possess a good knowledge of the underground space, and who respect their heritage.
  • (7) A fortnight ago the two countries signed a US$27 million deal to tackle deforestation on the island of Sumatra - a key problem in Indonesia where 80 per cent of emissions come from deforestation, both by legal and illegal loggers.
  • (8) The campaign has used mobile billboards warning illegal immigrants to "go home or face arrest".
  • (9) Time suggests that the FBI inquiry has been extended from a relatively narrow look at alleged malpractices by News Corp in America into a more general inquiry into whether the company used possibly illegal strongarm tactics to browbeat rival firms, following allegations of computer hacking made by retail advertising company Floorgraphics.
  • (10) The announcement comes amid mounting frustration in the international community over Israel’s continued settlement activity, regarded by many countries as illegal.
  • (11) Trump might claim that the loss of manufacturing jobs or the influx of illegal immigrants from Mexico is a national security crisis that justifies his invocation of this law, and imposition of the tariff.
  • (12) Galli said there were already about 200,000 hospitalisations of women who have undergone a clandestine termination every year, and a suspected 1 million illegal abortions before the epidemic.
  • (13) The immigration minister, Mark Harper, said: in a statement: "Today's operations highlight the routine work we are carrying out every day to stamp out illegal working.
  • (14) While his citizens were being beaten and tormented in illegal detention, spokesmen for the then prime minister, Tony Blair, declared: "The Italian police had a difficult job to do.
  • (15) Euthanasia – killing someone painlessly, usually to relieve suffering – is also illegal.
  • (16) But illegal action will only ruin any chance of dialogue with Tehran.
  • (17) After five days watching birds illegally shot down and becoming embroiled in tense stand-offs with the police and hunters, Packham was summoned to a police station and interviewed for five hours.
  • (18) "The government will ban qat so that we can protect vulnerable members of our communities and send a clear message to our international partners and qat smugglers that the UK is serious about stopping the illegal trafficking of qat."
  • (19) Last week, Theresa May announced that, as part of her immigration bill , private landlords will be required, under the threat of a £3,000 fine, to ensure that "illegal immigrants" are not given access to their properties.
  • (20) Lieberman said: "[Amazon's] decision to cut off WikiLeaks now is the right decision and should set the standard for other companies WikiLeaks is using to distribute its illegally seized material.