불법

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭbʌ̹p̚]
Phonetic hangul: [불법]

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

Noun

불법 • (bulbeop) (hanja 不法)

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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