illegal payment

collocation in English

meaningsofillegalandpayment

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illegal
adjective
uk
/ɪˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ɪˈliː.ɡəl/
not allowed ...
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payment
noun
uk
/ˈpeɪ.mənt/us
/ˈpeɪ.mənt/
an amount of ...
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(Definition ofillegalandpaymentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofillegal payment

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If a final payment were made without a declaration, it would be anillegalpayment.
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It does not make anillegalpaymentlegal, but it removes the remedy from what seems to remain an unstatutory payment.
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If somebody asks for an exorbitant amount of key money or anillegalpayment, it is something that one worries about later, after one has got into the accommodation.
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It becomes anillegalpayment.
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Time after time they have been found guilty of maladministration, of reckless extravagance, and ofillegalpaymentwhen they have taken control of local government.
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Therefore, it is hardly surprising that illegal payments have increased alarmingly since 1979.
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Consequently, local authorities could manage their budgets more efficiently and the risk of inadvertently making illegal payments would be removed.
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The particular problems of player transfers and illegal payments are not confined to deals done within this country.
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It is therefore correct to describe them as extra statutory but not illegal payments.
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I do not think anybody would complain about legalising illegal payments.
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His reason was that he felt there had been some illegal payments made, and therefore he put in operation a special audit.
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In that case, 97 councillors and others had been surcharged for illegal payments to council employees.
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The charge sheet is specific, and spells out the days on which the alleged illegal payments were made.
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A mistake has been made for which he is seeking rectification to authorise what had been illegal payments.
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Will he ensure that it will not take 19 years on average for those making illegal payments to be prosecuted?
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Tottenham admitted making improper and illegal payments and had six points deducted.
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His campaign committee paid $121,996, leaving $385,192 in illegal payments from other sources, including $65,000 from unknown sources.
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The international media gave coverage allegations of these illegal payments.
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Two company officials were indicted for making illegal payments to corporate racketeers.
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Illegal payments from the vice trade to the police were also typical components of these bargains.
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