Definitions for illicitness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

il•lic•it*ɪˈlɪs ɪt(adj.)

  1. not legally permitted; unlawful.

    Category: Law

  2. disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.

* Syn: See illegal.

Origin of illicit:

1645–55; < L illicitus

il•lic′it•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. illicitness(noun)

    the quality of not conforming strictly to law

Wiktionary

  1. illicitness(Noun)

    The characteristic of being illicit.


Translations for illicitness

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

illicitness(noun)

unlawful or not permitted.

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