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Rule "Their elicit (illicit) behavior got them expelled"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Their elicit (illicit) behavior got them expelled
Message: Possible error detected: Did you mean to use the adjective 'illicit' here?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • There was a time when women wearing pants was seen as elicit.
    Correction suggestion: illicit
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • These are the first novels that elicit change.
ID: CONFUSION_ELICIT_ILLICIT [2]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2025-01-14 22:33:10 +0100)