illicit vs lawful

illicit

adj
  • Unlawful. 

  • Breaking social norms. 

  • Not approved by law, but not invalid. 

noun
  • A banned or unlawful item. 

lawful

adj
  • Operating according to some law or fundamental principle. 

  • Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society. 

noun
  • A character having a lawful alignment. 

How often have the words illicit and lawful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )