The difference between Citizen and Illegal

When used as nouns, citizen means a freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member of an incorporated city, whereas illegal means an illegal act or technique.

Illegal is also adjective with the meaning: contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

check bellow for the other definitions of Citizen and Illegal

  1. Citizen as a noun (obsolete):

    A resident of a city or town, particularly: A freeman or burgher: a legally-recognized member of an incorporated city. A member of the early modern urban middle class, distinguished from nobles and landed gentry on one side and from peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other. A resident or future resident of the heavenly city or of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.

  2. Citizen as a noun (dated):

    A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role, particularly: A member of a state that is not a monarchy. A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; a term of address among socialists and communists.

    Examples:

    "[[w:Civis romanus sum I am a Roman citizen]]."

    "Formerly, the citizens of republics were distinguished from the [[subject]]s living in kingdoms."

  3. Citizen as a noun:

    An inhabitant: a member of any place.

    Examples:

    "[[w:Diogenes of Sinope Diogenes]] reckoned himself a [[w:world citizcitizen of the world]]."

  4. Citizen as a noun:

    A private citizen: a civilian, as opposed to a police officer, professional soldier, or other (usually state) group.

  5. Citizen as a noun (computing):

    An object.

  1. Illegal as an adjective:

    Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

    Examples:

    "This is illegal, you know!"

    "Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution"

    "their illegal mining operations in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, are protected by officials and police paid to look the other way – and powerful customers in the construction industry who prefer not to ask too many questions."

  2. Illegal as an adjective:

    Forbidden by established rules.

    Examples:

    "Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess."

  3. Illegal as an adjective (philately, of an [[issue]] printed for collectors):

    Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.

  4. Illegal as an adjective (of a person, sometimes, _, offensive):

    Being or doing something illegally.

    Examples:

    "'illegal immigrant; illegal logger; illegal pilot"

  5. Illegal as an adjective (chiefly, US, sometimes, offensive):

    Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

  1. Illegal as a noun (obsolete):

    An illegal act or technique.

  2. Illegal as a noun (colloquial, plural, as '''''[[illegals]]'''''):

    Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.

  3. Illegal as a noun (colloquial, offensive):

    An illegal immigrant.

  4. Illegal as a noun (espionage):

    A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country's authorities.

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