The phrase "illicit way" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means a way or method that is not allowed or considered to be wrong or illegal. Example: The company was shut down by the government for conducting their business in an illicit way, violating several regulations and laws.
Virtual guns make us feel powerful, suddenly and in illicit ways.
Professor Wagener added one reason for coughing could be to substitute other "illicit" ways of expression such as shouting, walking away or shuffling as it could be put down to a health condition.
After Lance Armstrong decided last month not to contest doping charges and a move to strip away his seven Tour de France titles, he left the cycling world anxiously awaiting the release of a report documenting the illicit ways he boosted his performance.
In Iraq, during the embargo years of the 1990s, it's no surprise that corrupt Baath party members found illicit ways to augment their income through looting of antiquities.
And with friends and time off, letting your hair down in a variety of (possibly illicit) ways is the norm.
But while the FTC lawsuit may have made those sites more vigilant about keeping large HR departments from using their service, individuals can still use them in illicit ways with little worry of getting in trouble.
Due to the organ shortage and limited access to KTx, desperate patients have sought illicit alternative ways of undergoing transplantation that entails the purchase and sale of kidneys [ 3].
The minerals, it turns out, are aggregated through a series of middlemen, much the way illicit drugs are gathered from small-scale growers.
"Simplifying the way illicit substances are scheduled under the Drugs Misuse Act recognises that all drugs are dangerous and pose a risk to health and public safety," she told the Courier Mail.
