They had entered the country by unlawful means.

【means】他们通过非法途径进入了这个国家。

They say Google has used anti-competitive exclusionary and unlawful means to create a monopoly over digital advertising and that they've acquired their rivals through anti-competitive mergers.

他们认为，谷歌使用反竞争的排他性和非法手段来垄断数字广告，还通过反竞争的合并来收购竞争对手。

As we've seen through the story of fascism in Germany, a charismatic leader rose to power through the democratic process and then seized extra-constitutional power by unlawful means.

-正如我们通过德国法西斯主义的故事所看到的那样，一位具有超凡魅力的领导人通过民主程序上台，然后通过非法手段夺取了宪法外的权力。