illegality

IPA: ɪɫigˈæɫɪti

(law) the state of being illegal
(law, uncountable) a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law

Examples of "illegality" in Sentences

Gray, The legality or illegality is grey at this point.
Because conservatives say that the illegality is the problem.
Contrary to popularly held beliefs, abortion is not historically steeped in illegality.
So there is no dual illegality, which is the second thing that it must be for there to be an extradition.
On blackmail: the illegality is not in the threat, but in the promise not to carry out the threat if money is paid.
As an advocate for those held without charge or trial by an occupation rooted in illegality, and under the increasing scrutiny of a world skeptical of U.S. intentions in Iraq, Amal Swadi is a person of interest indeed.
These "settlements" are illegal, hence another irony, that their illegality is prosecuted, while illegal West Bank settlements at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute are permitted by the government, or ignored as the disputes between Jewish settlers and their government await a "political solution."
So, many who are on the (more or less) Republican side of the debate in favor of harsh laws and “get-tough” policies and are motivated by a desire for rules being enforced, are actually being led by advocacy groups and elected officials who are much more interested in reducing the numbers (and therefore, illegal immigration makes for a convenient target of opportunity, but the illegality is helpful to their side and therefore they fight against eliminating the illegality).