What does illegality mean?
Illegality means (law) the state of being illegal.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(law) the state of being illegal.
The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act.
In Fraenkel’s defiance of mortality and professionalism and his skill in navigating the triple state lay part of the origins of his idea of the dual state. He answered the illegality in the Nazi prerogative state with his own commitment to illegality in both the resistance and even the legal system itself.
When sued for refusing to pay for services provided by a prostitute, the customer raised the defense of illegality.
Use illegality when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Illegality means (law) the state of being illegal.
Common synonyms include illegality, illegalness, unlawfulness, lawlessness.
Possible antonyms include legality, lawfulness, legalness.
The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act.
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