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What is the one word used to describe: "asking for something that is not supposed to be given freely"?

For example: A customer asks for a special or paid service for free, which can't be provided. It sounds illegal, but can't say directly to the customer that it's illegal. .

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  • The only single word I can think of is entitled, which can mean '(genuinely) having a right to something' but also 'behaving as though you think you have a right to special privileges'.
    – Kate Bunting
    Commented Jul 2 at 7:35
  • Can you be more precise? Read the guidance on single-word-requests. A customer is asking for something illegal? Illegal to have, illegal to give to someone, or what? Or just something that they'd normally have to pay for? You want a noun for the thing given, an adjective describing the thing given, a noun for the request, a verb for asking? I think maybe you mean "not supposed to be given for free", which means without payment in return, not "not supposed to be given freely", which mean given easily without any restrictions.
    – Stuart F
    Commented Jul 2 at 9:02
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    In AmE you can use mooch (n., v.) as an informal way to ask for something without paying for it or for the person who asks.
    – DjinTonic
    Commented Jul 2 at 12:11
  • Three words, but maybe asking for something "under the table"?
    – Error_2646
    Commented Jul 2 at 15:00
  • Is this about the situations like (1) asking a non-lawyer for legal advice (which would indeed be illegal for the non-lawyer to provide), or (2) casually asking a lawyer for legal advice in the context of a social interaction (as an attempt to avoid making a formal appointment for a paid legal consultation, and so bypass the ways lawyers earn a living)?
    – jsw29
    Commented Jul 2 at 16:36

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