illicit market
collocation in Englishmeaningsofillicitandmarket
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illicit
adjective
uk/ɪˈlɪs.ɪt/us/ɪˈlɪs.ɪt/
illegal or disapproved of ...
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market
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɑː.kɪt/us/ˈmɑːr.kɪt/
the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something ...
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(Definition ofillicitandmarketfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofillicit market
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Politicians openly admitted that since illicit sales constituted 60 per cent of the national liquor trade, producers could not dispense with theillicitmarket.
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Indeed, the auction houses and established galleries, have a strong business interest in the elimination of theillicitmarket.
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We know that a great many of these drugs are getting into theillicitmarketthrough thefts of this kind.
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Restriction would not improve matters as the chosen few are very popular on theillicitmarket.
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Customs estimate of the size of theillicitmarketduring 2001–02 will be published on a full financial year basis during 2002–03.
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In addition, they recommend the supervision of methadone consumption, which will help to prevent leakage on to theillicitmarket.
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Addicts are driven to doctors in the end to get more supplies than they can afford on theillicitmarket.
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Its role is to monitor the prescribing of controlled drugs in order to prevent diversion to theillicitmarket.
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It is not unknown for a doctor to enter into theillicitmarket.
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That suggests a growingillicitmarketin this country.
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The stick would be even more rigorous enforcement of those users—and even more, the pushers—who still remain in theillicitmarket.
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It is argued that because drug misuse involves criminal activities drug use is driven underground, prices are driven up and theillicitmarketthrives, together with drug related crime.
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The carrot would be a positive offer of controlled unadulterated drugs for those addicts currently using theillicitmarketand alienated from the drugs agencies that already exist.
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Whilst traffickers continue to be free to exploit theillicitmarket, legalization would not change this.
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These registrants have a documented or suspected history of diversion of drugs/chemicals into theillicitmarket.
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It has been found to be sold on theillicitmarketas a controlled substance analogue, but little is currently known about its pharmacology or toxicology.
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It has been reported to be sold on theillicitmarketas a controlled substance analogue, but little is known about its pharmacology or toxicology as yet.
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The report makes the point that organised crime exploits many illicit markets.
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It was designed to control and regulate legitimate pharmaceutical markets to prevent their diversion into illicit markets.
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