illegal sale
Unlawful commercial transaction
An illegal sale is a transaction that violates the law—selling controlled substances, stolen property, weapons to prohibited buyers, or goods without required licenses.
The illegality may stem from what's being sold, who's selling it, who's buying, or how the transaction occurs.
He was arrested for the illegal sale of firearms.
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- black marketIllicit trading system
- gray marketUnauthorized but legal trade
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
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- liquor lawsDUI, public intoxication, alcohol ban, open container, drinking age
- weapons crimesweapons charge, armed robbery, armed assault, gun trafficking, brandishing
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