| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun illegality.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (illegality) | 1. Unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute.[Wordnet]. 2. The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ILLEGALITIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1641. (references) |
Specialty Definition: illegality
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Contrariety to law; unlawfulness; as the illegality of trespass,or of false imprisonment.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (law) (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. (references) | 2: [Noun] (law): the state of being illegal The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act. (references) | |
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Specialty Expressions: illegality
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Illegality clause | Finance | Clause in a loan agreement which allows the lender to ask for repayment of his funds if a change in national legislation obliges him to withdraw from the loan. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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