불법

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 不法, from 不 (“not”) + 法 (“law”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bulbeop
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulbeob
    McCune–Reischauer?pulbŏp
    Yale Romanization?pul.pep

    Noun

    불법 • (bulbeop) (hanja 不法)

    1. illegality; the illegal

    Usage notes

    Like many Korean nouns, this word is often used as a determiner to modify another noun directly, as for example in 불법행위 (bulbeophaeng'wi, “illegal activity”).

    Derived terms

    • 불법적 (bulbeopjeok, “illegal”)
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