Difference between Ineligible and Illegal

What is the difference between Ineligible and Illegal?

Ineligible as an adjective is not eligible while Illegal as an adjective is contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.

Ineligible

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not eligible

Illegal

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An illegal immigrant.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.Not permitted by rulesTotally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.

Example sentence: I live in Arizona. I think the Hispanic people are amazing. I think when people talk about illegal immigration... it does them a disservice.

We hope you now know whether to use Ineligible or Illegal in your sentence.

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