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a) the state of being illegal
The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act.
When sued for refusing to pay for services provided by a prostitute, the customer raised the defense of illegality.
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illegality — il‧le‧gal‧i‧ty [ˌɪlɪˈgælti] noun illegalities PLURALFORM LAW 1. [uncountable] the state of being illegal: • the illegality of loans to illegitimate regimes 2. [countable] an illegal act: • T … Financial and business terms
Illegality — Il le*gal i*ty, n.; pl. {Illegalities}. [Cf. F. ill[ e]galit[ e].] The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
illegality — il·le·gal·i·ty /ˌi li ga lə tē/ n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being illegal 2: an illegal action Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
illegality — (n.) 1630s, from ILLEGAL (Cf. illegal) + ITY (Cf. ity); or else from Fr. illegalité (14c.) … Etymology dictionary
Illegality — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence or violation of law. < N PARAG:Illegality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 lawlessness lawlessness Sgm: N 1 illicitness illicitness Sgm: N 1 breach of law breach of law violation of law Sgm: N 1 disobedience disobedience … English dictionary for students
illegality — UK [ˌɪliːˈɡælətɪ] / US [ˌɪlɪˈɡælətɪ] noun Word forms illegality : singular illegality plural illegalities formal 1) [uncountable] the state of being illegal 2) [countable] behaviour or actions that are illegal … English dictionary
illegality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of legality Nouns 1. illegality, lawlessness, unlawfulness, unconstitutionality; illegitimacy, bar sinister, bastardy; criminality; outlawry; extralegality; criminology; criminalization. See… … English dictionary for students
illegality — Unlawfulness; the state of being illegal. The word is not synonymous with irregularity. Illegality denotes a radical defect, while irregularity is a want of adherence to some prescribed rule or mode of proceeding. United States v Salomon (DC La)… … Ballentine's law dictionary
illegality — illegal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ contrary to or forbidden by law. DERIVATIVES illegality noun illegally adverb. USAGE Both illegal and unlawful can mean ‘contrary to or forbidden by law’, but unlawful has a broader meaning ‘not permitted by rules’: thus… … English terms dictionary
illegality — noun see illegal I … New Collegiate Dictionary
