1.   Abuse of civilians has been morally contemptible from the beginning of history and technically illegal as the result of international accords like the Geneva Conventions.

2.   In Massachusetts, the informal games of chance are also as illegal as professional bookmaking.

3.   Not too surprising since the whole thing is probably as illegal as moonshining on a Georgia mountainside.

4.   They are as illegal as the old-fashioned paper versions.

5.   In reality, the place is as illegal as the horses on government land.

6.   The brotherhood, though illegal as a party, has been tolerated.

7.   Under Mubarak, the group is still considered illegal as a political party but has been allowed to run candidates in conjunction with other parties.

8.   Some analysts have said the decision was illegal as under Indonesian law only the defendant or their beneficiaries can ask the supreme court for a trial review.

9.   Some have said the decision was illegal as under Indonesian law only a defendant or his beneficiaries can ask the supreme court for a trial review.