Korean

Noun

불법 • ‎(bulbeop) ‎(hanja 不法)

1. illegality; the illegal

Derived terms

• 불법적 (bulbeopjeok, “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”).