English → Latin
“illicit” in Latin
inconcessusnot allowed, forbidden, impossiblevetōto forbid, prevent, prohibit; to advise not to; to oppose, veto
The English word illicit itself goes back to Latin licet, through illicitus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
illicit
non concessus: inconcessus (Quint. and Verg., inconcessi hymenaei): non or minime licitus: vetitus. Illicit intercourse, consuetudo stupri; *non concessa Venus (after Hor., concessa Venere uti). OBS. illicitus used to stand Cic., Cluent., 47; but for multitudinem illicitum est, the best MSS. have multitudini; nemini licitum est: it is found in Tac. and the ynunger Pliny.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for illicit?
- The usual Latin words for “illicit” are inconcessus, vetō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.