🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

불법 경제

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bulbeob gyeongje

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Illegal Economy/ɪˈliːɡəl ɪˈkɒnəmi/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"불법 경제는 법 집행이 약한 지역에서 번창합니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Economic activities that are conducted outside the legal framework, often involving illicit goods or services.

    "The illegal economy thrives in regions where law enforcement is weak."
  2. 2

    A sector of the economy that operates without government regulation or oversight.

    "Many workers in the illegal economy lack protections and benefits typically afforded to legal employment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'illegal' originates from the Latin 'illegalis', meaning 'not lawful', while 'economy' comes from the Greek 'oikonomia', meaning 'household management'. The combination reflects the management of economic activities that are not sanctioned by law, evolving in the context of global trade and crime.

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🇫🇷French → English

Économie illégale

Transliteration: ekonomi ilegal

"L'économie illégale prospère dans les régions où l'application de la loi est faible."

🇩🇪German → English

Illegale Wirtschaft

Transliteration: illegale wirtschaft

"Die illegale Wirtschaft blüht in Gebieten, in denen die Strafverfolgung schwach ist."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Economia illegale

Transliteration: ekonomia illegale

"L'economia illegale prospera in regioni con scarsa applicazione della legge."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Economía ilegal

Transliteration: ekonomia ilegal

"La economía ilegal prospera en regiones donde la aplicación de la ley es débil."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Economia ilegal

Transliteration: ekonomia ilegal

"A economia ilegal prospera em regiões onde a aplicação da lei é fraca."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

अवैध अर्थव्यवस्था

Transliteration: avaidh arthavyavastha

"अवैध अर्थव्यवस्था उन क्षेत्रों में फलती-फूलती है जहाँ कानून प्रवर्तन कमजोर है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

非法经济

Transliteration: fēi fǎ jīng jì

"非法经济在执法薄弱的地区蓬勃发展。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

불법 경제

Transliteration: bulbeob gyeongje

"불법 경제는 법 집행이 약한 지역에서 번창합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

違法経済

Transliteration: ihō keizai

"違法経済は法の執行が弱い地域で繁栄しています。"

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