illegality en · NOUN
Etymology
From French illégalité, equivalent to il- + legality or illegal + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) the state of being illegal
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.
2020, Douglas G. Morris, The Ernst Fraenkel Dilemma, page 208:The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act.
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(uncountable) a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law
When sued for refusing to pay for services provided by a prostitute, the customer raised the defense of illegality.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| illegalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
legalness · legality · legality · lawfulness · legality
Coordinates
Wild West · free-for-all · anarchy
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
feloniousness · criminality · illicitness
Synonyms
illegalness · lawlessness · unlaw · illegalness · lawlessness · unlawfulness · illegality
Translations (21)
ga aindleathacht ((law) the state of being illegal) · pt ilegalidade ((law) the state of being illegal) · gl ilegalidade ((law) the state of being illegal) · es ilegalidad ((law) the state of being illegal) · de Illegalität ((law) the state of being illegal) · mn хууль бус байдал ((law) the state of being illegal) · ga neamhdhlíthiúlacht ((law) the state of being illegal) · pl nielegalność ((law) the state of being illegal) · hi अवैधता ((law) the state of being illegal) · sw uharamu ((law) the state of being illegal) · pl bezprawność ((law) the state of being illegal) · bg незаконност ((law) the state of being illegal) · ca il·legalitat ((law) the state of being illegal) · ja 違法 ((law) the state of being illegal) · it illegalità ((law) the state of being illegal) · ga neamhdhleathacht ((law) the state of being illegal) · cs ilegalita ((law) the state of being illegal) · ja 違法性 ((law) the state of being illegal) · ga mídhlisteanacht ((law) the state of being illegal) · fr illégalité ((law) the state of being illegal) · cy anghyfreithlondeb ((law) the state of being illegal)