Illicit
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
What is unlawful; what is forbidden by the law. This word is frequently used in policies of Insurance, where the assured warrants against illicit trade. By Illicit trade is understood that “which is made unlawful by the laws of the country to which the object is bound.’’ It is distinguished from “contraband trade,’’ though sometimes used interchangeably with it.
1 Pars. Mar. Ins. 614.
The assured, having entered into this warranty, is required to do no act which will expose the vessel to be legally condemned; Dismukes v. Musgrove, 2 La. 337, 338. See Insurance; Warranty.