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illicits

illicits is the plural of illicit.

Meaning of illicit

Noun

illicit (plural illicits)

  1. A banned or unlawful item.
    • A large number of studies, however, have reported that it is rare for the user of 'hard' drugs not to have initiated cannabis use prior to the other illicits.2011, Shane Darke, The Life of the Heroin User: Typical Beginnings, Trajectories and Outcomes

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Questions about illicits

What is illicits the plural of?
Illicits is the plural of illicit.

Words near illicits in the dictionary

  1. illiciaceous
  2. illicit
  3. illicitly
  4. illicitness
  5. illicitous
  6. illicits
  7. illicium
  8. Illidge
  9. Illig
  10. illighten
  11. illightened

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