illegal immigration

Meanings

nounillegal immigration (countable and uncountable, plural illegal immigrations)

countableuncountableThe migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destined country.
Synonyms: crimmigration

nounThe migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destined country.

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Also see

Chinese Mandarin 非法移民, 偷渡犯

Finnish laiton maahanmuutto

French immigration clandestine, immigration irrégulière

immigration clandestinemigration that violates the immigration laws of a country
immigration irrégulièremigration that violates the immigration laws of a country
immigration illégalemigration that violates the immigration laws of a country

German illegale Einwanderung

Hindi डंकी

Japanese 不法入国 (

Romanian imigrație ilegală

Russian нелега́льная мигра́ция

нелега́льная мигра́ция (nelegálʹnaja migrácija)migration that violates the immigration laws of a country

Urdu ڈنکی

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