Word: illicitness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Despite the surge in illicit caviar making it onto the tables of Britain's restaurants, purists insist that there's no comparison between the bootleg version and the real thing. Experts claim that a caviar's quality can be tested by placing a little between thumb and forefinger. Once eaten, good eggs will leave no residue or fishy smell. "The taste is not the same - black market tell-tale signs are that it's oily and smells of fish," adds Herring...
...than the destination. Headliners, therefore, were irrelevant. No sooner had the Warped Tour been posted than we donned rubber bracelets and piled into the hatchback of whichever friend had most recently learned to drive. Once we got there, we were a lot more concerned with the contents of our illicit “water” bottles than we were with the musical styling of Blink-182. By this token, I regularly made the trek to see some of the worst college-rock bills on the summer-touring circuit...
ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, Los Angeles mayor, admitting to an illicit affair with Spanish-language TV reporter Mirthala Salinas...
...year to West Africa destined for Europe. "What is emerging is a substantial trafficking scheme involving suspects on three continents: Africa, Europe and South America," says the officer, who could not be named. "This is one of the world's biggest generators of illicit cash...
...provide documented evidence of illicit sexual or intimate relations with a congressperson, senator or other prominent officeholder...