
Meaning of ILLEGALITY
| Pronunciation: | | `ilee'galitee
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| | 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 |
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| | 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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| | Related Terms: | | aberrance, aberrancy, abnormality, crime, criminality, delict, delinquency, deviance, deviancy, felony, improperness, impropriety, inappropriateness, incorrectness, indecorousness, indecorum, inequitableness, inequity, infraction, iniquitousness, iniquity, injustice, misdemeanor, offense, sinfulness, tort, undueness, unfitness, unfittingness, unjustness, unlawfulness, unmeetness, unrighteousness, unseemliness, unsuitability, violation, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing, wrongfulness, wrongness |
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