Illegal is something that is not permitted morally or legally.
From the Latin illicĭtus , an illicit is that which is not legally or morally permitted . It is, therefore, a crime (a breach of the law) or an ethical misconduct .
For example: “We have arrested a man who had just committed a crime in the shopping center,” “The suspect has a history of various crimes, from robberies to murders,” “It is illegal to think that, with a few happy gestures, he will make up for years.” of injustices.”
Illegal act and illicit cause
An illegal act is known as an act contrary to law . The illicit cause , on the other hand, is one that opposes laws or morality .
“The mayor committed an illegal act and must respond to justice” y “My dismissal has an illegal cause: I have the right to demand compensation” son expresiones que recurren a estos conceptos.
Different violations
We cannot forget that there is also what is known as administrative offense. It is a term that is defined as the act or conduct that is totally contrary to what the Law establishes. That is to say, the administrative offense is the infraction that usually has a specific penalty. Among the most common examples of that would be traffic fines.
Going a little deeper into the definition of said term, we can also establish that an administrative offense is the set of prohibitions that are organized within administrative regulations.
In the same way, there is also the tax offense that can be said to be a violation of existing financial laws. This action results in the offending person having to “compensate” for that act by paying an amount of money either to the State or to another public entity.
Temporary closure of the establishment, disqualification or imprisonment are other of the main sanctions that can be imposed on someone based on that action carried out.
We also find four different types of tax offenses: formal, material, such as not having paid a tax; punished with a prison sentence, such as tax fraud, and referring to taxable and fiscal species.
When the illegal act constitutes a crime, the person responsible can be punished with prison.
Illicit enrichment and other crimes
Illicit enrichment is a concept that refers to the act of enriching oneself by means contrary to the law. The notion is usually used to name the public official who takes advantage of his power and authority to carry out illegal negotiations or who obtains money through bribes: “The president will be accused of illicit enrichment since he could not justify how he acquired a mansion valued at one million dollars” , “The official was prosecuted for illicit enrichment and could spend up to five years behind bars” .
However, we cannot ignore that there are other equally criminal acts such as illicit trade or illicit trafficking in works of art that, in the same way, lead many people to be tried and sentenced to prison terms.
The opposite term to illicit is licit (from the Latin licĭtus ), which allows us to name that which is just and that is permitted according to justice and reason: “The behavior of the lord may be questionable from an ethical point of view, but it is licit.” and not punishable by law."