Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Illicit

Illicit , adjective

[Latin illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus, past participle of licere to be allowed or permitted: compare French illicite. See In- not, and License.]

Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
One illicit... transaction always leads to another. — Burke