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Meaning of ILLEGALITY

Pronunciation:  `ilee'galitee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
 
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 Antonyms: legality
 
 See Also: infection, lawlessness, outlawry, unlawfulness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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