What does unlawfulness mean?

Definitions for unlawfulness
un·law·ful·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unlawfulnessnoun

    the quality of failing to conform to law

Wiktionary

  1. unlawfulnessnoun

    The state of being unlawful.

  2. unlawfulnessnoun

    An unlawful act.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unlawfulnessnoun

    Contrariety to law; state of being not permitted.

    If those alledged testimonies of scripture did indeed concern the matter to such effect as was pretended, that which they should infer were unlawfulness. Richard Hooker.

    The original reason of the unlawfulness of lying is, that it carries with it an act of injustice, and a violation of the right of him, to whom we were obliged to signify our minds. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. unlawfulness

    Unlawfulness refers to the quality or state of being contrary to law; involving a violation of law, being illegal or not permitted by law. It embodies any action, result, or circumstance that is not in compliance with the principles, regulations, or restrictions established by a governing authority.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unlawfulness in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unlawfulness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of unlawfulness in a Sentence

  1. Mariano Rajoy:

    There is no possible mediation between democratic law and disobedience and unlawfulness.

  2. Robert Southey:

    Would you who judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule; whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things; in short; whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that is sin to you; however innocent it may be in itself.

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Translations for unlawfulness

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  • Gesetzwidrigkeit, GesetzeswidrigkeitGerman

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