Phrase: Tom was arrested on Friday...

[Dagmar]

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #241 "Interactive worksheets (2)", question 2

Tom was arrested on Friday. Six months later, he received a sentence of ten years in prison for dealing ......... drugs.

(a) elicit
(b) elite
(c) eliminate
(d) illicit

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #241 "Interactive worksheets (2)", answer 2

Tom was arrested on Friday. Six months later, he received a sentence of ten years in prison for dealing illicit drugs.

Correct answer: (d) illicit
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what does this sentence mean?

Dagmar

[Conchita]

Tom was held for breaking the law. Six months after that, a judge decided he had to spend ten years in jail, because he was found guilty of selling illegal substances.

Is it clearer now?