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illegality

 
Dictionary: il·le·gal·i·ty   (ĭl'ē-găl'ĭ-tē) pronunciation
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n., pl., -ties.
  1. The quality or state of being illegal.
  2. An illegal act.

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  1. The state or quality of being illegal: illegitimacy, illicitness, unlawfulness. See crimes, law.
  2. A serious breaking of the public law: crime, misdeed, offense. Law felony. See crimes.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
  Antonym: legality (meaning #1)

 
 
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