Definitions for illegalityˌɪl iˈgæl ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
il•le•gal•i•tyˌɪl iˈgæl ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
illegal condition or quality; unlawfulness.
Category: Law
an illegal act.
Category: Law
Origin of illegality:
1630–40; < ML
Princeton's WordNet
illegality(noun)
unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Wiktionary
illegality(Noun)
: the state of being illegal
The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act.
illegality(Noun)
(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.
Webster Dictionary
Illegality(noun)
the quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act
Translations for illegality
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onwettigheidAfrikaans
- عَدَم قانونيَّهArabic
- нелегалностBulgarian
- ilegalidadePortuguese (BR)
- nezákonnostCzech
- die UngesetzlichkeitGerman
- ulovlighedDanish
- παρανομίαGreek
- ilegalidadSpanish
- ebaseaduslikkusEstonian
- عمل خلاف قانونFarsi
- laittomuusFinnish
- illégalitéFrench
- אִי חוּקִיוּתHebrew
- अवैधताHindi
- ilegalnostCroatian
- törvénytelenség, jogtalanság; illegalitásHungarian
- pelanggaranIndonesian
- ólögmæti, lögleysaIcelandic
- illegalitàItalian
- 違法Japanese
- 불법Korean
- neteisėtumas, nelegalumasLithuanian
- nelikumība; nelegalitāteLatvian
- kepenyalahan undang-undangMalay
- onwettigheidDutch
- ulovlighet, lovstridighetNorwegian
- bezprawnośćPolish
- عمل خلاف قانونPersian
- د غیر قانونی عملPashto
- ilegalidadePortuguese
- ilegalitateRomanian
- противозаконностьRussian
- nezákonnosťSlovak
- nezakonitostSlovenian
- nezakonitostSerbian
- olaglighetSwedish
- ความผิดกฎหมายThai
- kanuna aykırı olmaTurkish
- 非法，違法Chinese (Trad.)
- незаконністьUkrainian
- بے ضابطگیUrdu
- sự bất hợp phápVietnamese
- 不合法，犯规Chinese (Simp.)
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