Il*la"tion (?), n. [L. illatio, fr. illatus, used as p. p. of inferre
to carry or bring in, but from a different root: cf. F. illation. See
1st In- , and Tolerate, and cf. Infer.] The act or process of inferring
from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas;
that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a false
conception of things.
Sir T. Browne.
Il"la*tive (?), a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.] Relating to,
dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an
illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then,
therefore, etc.
Illative conversion (Logic), a converse or reverse statement of a
proposition which in that form must be true because the original
proposition is true. -- Illative sense (Metaph.), the faculty of the
mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the
correctness of inferences.
Il"la*tive, n. An illative particle, as for, because.
Il"la*tive*ly, adv. By inference; as an illative; in an illative
manner.
Il*laud"a*ble (?), a. [L. illaudabilis. See In- not, and Laudable.] Not
laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or disapprobation.
Milton.
-- Il*laud"a*bly, adv. [Obs.] Broome.
Ill`-bod"ing (?), a. Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened. "Ill-boding
stars." Shak.
Ill"-bred` (?), a. Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil;
rude. See Note under Ill, adv.
Il*lec`e*bra"tion (?), n. [See Illecebrous.] Allurement. [R.] T. Brown.
Il*lec"e*brous (?), a. [L. illecebrosus, fr. illecebra allurement, fr.
illicere to allure.] Alluring; attractive; enticing. [Obs.] Sir T.
Elyot.
Il*le"gal (?), a. [Pref. il- not + legal: cf. F. illégal.] Not
according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in
violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an
illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love. Bp. Burnet.
Il`le*gal"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Illegalities (#). [Cf. F. illégalité.] The
quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality
of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act.
Il*le"gal*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Illegalizing (?).] To make or declare illegal or unlawful.
Il*le"gal*ly, adv. In a illegal manner; unlawfully.
Il*le"gal*ness, n. Illegality, unlawfulness.
Il*leg`i*bil"i*ty (?), n. The state or quality of being illegible.
Il*leg"i*ble (?), a. Incapable of being read; not legible; as,
illegible handwriting; an illegible inscription. -- Il*leg"i*ble*ness,
n. -- Il*leg"i*bly, adv.
Il`le*git"i*ma*cy (?), n. The state of being illegitimate. Blackstone.
Il`le*git"i*mate (?), a. 1. Not according to law; not regular or
authorized; unlawful; improper.
2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an
illegitimate child.
3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate
inference.
4. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an
illegitimate word.
Illegitimate fertilization, or Illegitimate union (Bot.), the
fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in
heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. Darwin.
Il`le*git"i*mate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegitimated (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Illegitimating.] To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to
be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.
The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without
illegitimating the issue.
Bp. Burnet.
Il`le*git"i*mate*ly (?), adv. In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully.
Il`le*git`i*ma"tion (?), n. 1. The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.